Jim Benning

Editor-in-chief of Westways + AAA Explorer. Alum: @latimes, @BBC, @worldhum. Views are my own.

[Luis Rodriguez @luisjrodriguez]

Here's an article in Westways Magazine that Mike Sonksen wrote about Los Angeles poetry that includes yours truly and lines from one of my poems along with other poets and lines: https://t.co/Hj1QDq6c3i

[CBS LA @CBSLosAngeles]

Tripping with Westways: A look at the coastal getaway spot Ventura https://t.co/BPjW8DYLDy

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@FlomamaFlo Love it. Thank, Flo!

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@timleffel Thanks, Tim!

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@nikkibayley Yes! Great to meet you, Nikki! I’ll check this out!

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

Congrats, David! We got so many appreciative emails about this essay.

[David J. Latt @davidjlatt]

My essay about driving an ice cream truck was awarded a Gold prize for shorts. Thanks to @SATW, Westways Magazine and editor @JimBenning who helped me find the best version of the story. (on the web page, enter 90272 so you can read the article.) https://t.co/BYPPsbG3iF

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@estarLA @AAA_Travel Thanks for the great essay, Esther!

[esther tseng 鄭怜欣 @estarLA]

Wrote this essay about my migration story and food writing in this quarter's @AAA_Travel Westways magazine. If you're an AAA member in the Southland, you'll see it in your mailbox soon!

Many thanks to @jimbenning for this!
https://t.co/TUpflMa5Np

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@StefanoBloch That will no doubt lack the charm of the mountain road. But it will make the drive much faster and easier.

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@StefanoBloch It’s been many years since I made the trip, so I can’t speak to current conditions. I’m sure it would be an adventure, and I love Puerto Escondido. Also, the government is building a superhighway with tunnels between Oaxaca City and PE that should be finished this year.

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

Great piece!

[chris reynolds @mrcsreynolds]

I drove the length of Baja California. Here’s what happened. https://t.co/CMIKKiqCYC

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

“Several cities across the world are now reinventing themselves to make life better for all residents — and in the process, carving a path for the rest of us to solve some of the most pressing urban design challenges.”

Great piece, Jenna!

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@DavidHSwanson @AAA_Travel Thanks, David!

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

Thanks for the great pieces, David!

[David Swanson @DavidHSwanson]

The mail came.

Happy to have February #cruise stories in two of the biggest #travel publications out there. Thanks to my fine editors ⁦@p_brady⁩ at @TravelLeisure⁩ and @jimbenning at ⁦@AAAWestways⁩. They make me look good.

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@ebeno22 Great. Happy New Year, Elaine!

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

Great piece, Henry. Literally awe-inspiring.

[Henry Wismayer @henrywismayer]

Thrilled (and relieved!) to finally share my in-depth feature about Dacher Keltner and the new science of awe, out today in @NoemaMag. 💫💫💫

https://t.co/6cGrEWJkh0

[Jim Benning @jimbenning]

@k_rellihan @outsidemagazine Thanks, Kathleen!

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@jessicacolley @AAA_Travel @lizharryman Thank *you* for a great story, Jessica, and for sharing your insights!