Looking to break into the elusive world of travel writing? Rough Guide is offering a travel writing scholarship through WorldNomads.com. The scholarship allows the winner to go on assignment as a travel writer to Turkey this summer. The lucky applicant will spend a few days learning travel writing essentials with Rough Guide writer Terry Richardson...

Selecting 250+ pictures to represent the expanse and wonder of the planet is a daunting task, but it is one that Earth Bound: A Rough Guide to the World in Pictures has done very well. Best known for its guidebook series, Rough Guides has pulled from a collection of more than 100,000 images to create...