Stuck on Palmyra Island; In-N-Out Burger; Thomas Kohnstamm

Good morning travelers! How are you today? What’s on your wanderlust-filled minds?

STRANDED ON A DESERTED ISLAND | It’s not quite like “Lost,” but it appears that the 12 researchers who are stuck on Palmyra Island, almost 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii should be rescued on Thursday. Palmyra is considered a tropical paradise, but is the island cursed? Find more info about Palmyra Atoll on the Nature Conservancy website.

TRAVEL WRITERS | Thomas Kohnstamm’s new tell-all memoir “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?” hit bookstore shelves yesterday. You may well have heard about it already as the author and protagonist got attention for the controversial topic of whether or not he visited the countries he wrote about. Los Angeles Times Travel Editor Catharine Hamm defends the title of what it means to be a travel writer and draws the line between the picture that Kohnstamm paints and her realities in the profession. Read: “Thomas Kohnstamm and the ‘Hell’ of travel writing.”

DISNEY | Congratulations to Justin Muchoney, the new Chief Magic Official (CMO). As you know, Brady MacDonald has covered the entire Disney Dream CMO saga. Readers, did you get the CMO you were hoping for?

TRAVEL BLOGS | Elliott lists the eight biggest travel blogs and why you should care.

TWO WORDS: ROAD TRIP | How far would you detour for an In-N-Out Burger? How about 600-plus ~400 miles (~9 7-1/2 hours in traffic) from L.A., to Washington City (Utah, that is). Hey, it’s only 120-some miles past Las Vegas and, most important, less than 500 miles (more like 375) from the chain’s Baldwin Park burger-patty-packing HQ. So, where’s your favorite fast-food pit stop between the Southland and Sin City? [O.C. Register, Fast Food Maven]

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel Deal Blogger

[Photo: Bird Sanctuary, Kauai, Hawaii, lizzy, US/Hawaiian Islands, Your Scene, Los Angeles Times]

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