The film extras circuit is one of those “secret society” factoids that infiltrate the traveler grapevine. I found scouting requires perseverance; the inactivity one endures as an extra on set demands a more Zen-like patience. you made 5,000 rupees for five days’ work? I don’t even want to consider the hourly conversion!

Originally published in Travel And Leisure SouthEast Asia, June 2014. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane enlists the help of a prince for a royal tour of West Timor’s mountainous interior, empty beaches and fascinating tribal culture. Originally published in TravelAndLeisureAsia.com, February 2014. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane takes a spiritual journey with the remote Huaorani Tribe. Originally published on huffingtonpost.com, January 21, 2011. DOWNLOAD

As Kenya’s poaching crisis reaches a critical stage, Suzan Crane shares how “Richard’s Camp” and the “Mara Elephant Project” are saving elephants. Originally published on Wandermelon.com, June 7, 2013 . DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane, for FORBES LIFE AFRICA, visits the Masai Mara in Kenya in hope of spotting big game but departs with a greater appreciation of the perils of poaching. Originally published in Forbes Life Africa, October 2013. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane explores one of Africa’s iconic destinations when game is plenty and visitors are scarce.

Originally published on Wandermelon.com, October 7, 2013. DOWNLOAD

Even a well-traveled tourist can fall victim to crime. Don’t make the same mistake…

Originally published in Viva. DOWNLOAD

Long dismissed as dirty little secrets, Rembrandt’s erotic etchings have been known to collectors for centuries but rarely seen by the public. In 2001 the British Museum exhibited several of the prints. Now, the World Erotic Art Museum (weam.com) in Miami Beach is showing the entire collection together — 20 etchings — for the first time.

Originally published in New York Times Online, In Transit, Guide to Intelligent Travel. November 18, 2011 DOWNLOAD

Whether your looking for an all-night roving dinner party or an adventure in the desert, one of these international hot spots will provide the unique holiday you seek. Let the festivities begin!

Originally published in VIVmag, Nov-Dec, 2010. DOWNLOAD

“I hear Bocas Del Toro is changing,” a friend warned as I prepared a return visit to the idyllic Panamanian archipelago that served as my home several years ago. The face of Bocas has been evolving ever since the arrival of Columbus in 1502, adapting bit by bit to the barrage of new cultures trying to lay claim to their piece of paradise. Suzan Crane sets out to discover  just how much of its quaint reggae ambiance and idiosyncratic character had succumbed to development and burgeoning tourism since she’d last visited?

Originally published in Landings, Nature Air’s in-flight magazine. DOWNLOAD