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Shelley Seale

  • "write about places that matter, and traveling with purpose."
  • "being on the way to a place I've never been before."
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  • Africa, Ancientruins, Asia, Australia, Ballooning, Beach, Boating, California, Canada, Caribbean, Centralamerica, Eco-tourism, Europe, Festival, Hawaii, Hiking, Horsebackriding, Island, Jungle, Lake, Luxury, Mexico, Middleeast, Mountain, Museums, Nationalpark, Newyork, Night-life, Northeast, Northwest, Ocean, Relaxing, River, Romantic, Rustic, Sailing, Scubadiving, Shopping, Snorkeling, Snow, Snowskiing, Southamerica, Southwest, Spa, Theater, Urban, Usa, Vineyards, Volcano, Warm/tropical, Watersports, Whitewaterriverrafting, Wildlife, Winetasting, Worldclassrestaurants, Zip-lining
  • Frequent budget travel
  • Try to blend in with the locals
  • Myself, My spouse/significant other, Family, Friends

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 Reviews (2) 

  • Big Adventure on the Big Island

    09/17/2009

    99%

    Big Island, HI, USA

    Whether you’re in the mood for exhilaration, relaxation, or education, Hawaii’s Big Island delive...
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  • Watching Wildlife Responsibly in Hawaii

    09/17/2009

    97%

    Hawaii

    As the most remote island on earth, Hawaii is home to many endangered and threatened animal and p...
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 Personal blog 

A Better World

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:08 +0000

The anthology book of which I am a contributing author, A Cup of Comfort for a Better World, releases this week! Cup of Comfort is an inspiring collection of 49 stories that celebrate the generosity of human spirit, through original, true tales that feature examples of people whose good deeds make life a little bit [...]

Passions & Possibilities

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:41:03 +0000

Listen in today, March 10, at 11 am CST as I am the guest on Passions & Possibilities radio show. This is a great show all about following your heart to create a meaningful life. Called-in and Emailed questions ahead of time are welcome – please join us! Passions and Possibilities™ We inspire and support bold, talented [...]

Winner for Best Travel Writing

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:46:38 +0000

I am excited to report that an excerpt from the book, titled Lost and Found, won the Bronze prize in the Family Travel category for the Solas Best Travel Writing Awards 2009, sponsored by Travelers Tales. Click here to read the story and view more about the awards; a short excerpt is below: Lurching along the dirt [...]

Weight of Silence now on Kindle!

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:00:12 +0000

Great news! Amazon has just released The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India on Kindle! Now you can take the book with you on the road or on your travels, if you prefer to read electronically. With the Kindle version, you can also read the book on your computer, iPhone or iPod, or Blackberry. Many [...]

Missionaries or Traffickers?

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:57:06 +0000

Earlier this month I wrote a post about the church missionaries in Haiti who had been detained on trafficking charges for attempting to take children out of the country illegally. In India, recently such actions have come under more intense scrutiny, with a rising number of child traffickers disguising themselves as missionaries in order to gain [...]

The Author Show features Shelley

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:19:02 +0000

Please listen in today to The Author Show, a great radio show featuring various author’s who discuss their books. Today, I am the guest author on the show, talking about the invisible children of India and The Weight of Silence book with host Don McCauley. Please listen in online to this 12 minute interview! [...]

Shooting Child Slavery

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:17:31 +0000

Big World Magazine just published my article about former child laborers. Titled “Shooting Child Slavery,” the article recounts the story of these previous child slaves who went on to become award-winning filmmakers. Ashikul Islam and Sahiful Mondal lived at a home for destitute boys in Calcutta. In 2004, the two 10-year-olds made a short independent film [...]

Disastrous Adoptions

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:31:07 +0000

In recent days there has been a lot of controversy and concern over children in Haiti, in the aftermath of the country’s devastating earthquake. Questions about orphans, what children are really orphans, parents relinquishing their children, international volunteer or aid groups and child trafficking abound. This recalls very similar, and similarly disturbing, activities and concerns after [...]

Leaving More than you Take

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:05:13 +0000

Have you ever heard about volunteer travel experiences such as mine or others, and wondered what it’s all about? What it’s really like? What a day or a week is like and how you can get involved? Women Travel The World, a great website dedicated to adventurous women travelers, features a story today by me, recounting [...]

Breathe, Dream, Go

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:19:12 +0000

Breathe Dream Go is an absolutely beautiful blog written by a fellow writer and friend, Mariellen Ward. Mariellen also travels to India often, as do I, and is as enamored of the country and its people as I am. Today the blog has featured a guest post by me, called India Chooses You, on how India [...]