Still working on the Yucatan Travel Movie Preview Loop that I will play continuously at my table during upcoming book fairs.
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I have a couple of book fairs scheduled in the autumn. Therefore, today I worked on a video preview that loops around so I can have it playing continually on my laptop during the book fair. In that way, people walking by can get a glimpse of the Yucatan Travel Movie.
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I am happy to say that the KansasCity.com article, “As death toll rises, Mexico rethinks drug war strategy,” reports that the U.S. State Department declares that as well as the Mexican state of Yucatan, also Campeche, Tabasco and Chiapas, the subjects of the next movie, tentatively titled, More Yucatan Travel: Chichen Itza Equinox to Palenque, are also safe for tourists. Yay!
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Here’s the final wording of the DVD back cover for the movie Yucatan Travel: Cancun to Chichen Itza:
“Discover secrets about the Yucatan that few travelers know such as a fantastic Caribbean beach located within a Mayan ruin site. Encounter a huge underground cave used for drinking water and swimming. In this travel documentary, you will visit a pyramid that contains a tomb and see local children feeding a wild crocodile. Join narrator Miriam Balsley as she shops for colorful crafts with her Mom and Step-dad, savors local delicacies and explores sacred ground where shamans still perform traditional ceremonies. Whether you travel to the Yucatan by plane or cruise ship . . . whether you explore by bus, rental car or tour group . . .
Yucatan Travel: Cancun to Chichen Itza provides insider views of appealing attractions.”
One of my favorite places to visit in the Yucatan is Izamal, the yellow city. All the downtown buildings are painted yellow in Izamal, as is the Convent of Padua. It houses the Virgin of Izamal.
Although I have never seen her story written up in a book on apparitions of the Virgin Mary, I think she should be. Like the Czestochowa “Black Madonna” of Poland, the Izamal virgin became too heavy to move, thereby showing its desire to remain in Izamal. It is a statue originally made in Guatemala.
In the Yucatan Travel Movie, we visit Izamal during the December celebration of the Virgin of Izamal.
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Still working on the back cover copy of the Yucatan Travel Movie DVD case. How about:
“Whether you get there by air or by cruise ship, whether you rent a car as we did, travel by bus, or are part of a tour group, the Yucatan Travel Movie will show you what to expect in Yucatan.”
How’s that?
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I was just thinking. The back cover description of Yucatan Travel Movie also needs something like:
“Whether you arrive in the Yucatan by flying into Cancun, as part of a tour group, or on a cruise ship, the Yucatan Travel Movie will show you what to expect when you get there.”
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How about this revision of yesterday’s idea for the copy on the back cover of the Yucatan Travel Movie DVD:
“Join Miriam Balsley as she shops for colorful crafts with her Mom and Step-dad and explores sacred ground where shamans still perform traditional ceremonies.”
I like this one better. What do you think?
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Today I’m mulling over back cover copy for the DVD case of the Yucatan Travel Movie. How does this sound?
“Join narrator Miriam Balsley, and her Mom and Step-dad, in this entertaining . . . occasionally amusing . . . tour of the Yucatan, a magical land full of beauty, mystery, and vacation delight.”
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At a get together last night, someone mentioned the Maya Riviera and everyone knew what she meant. When I think that Cancun didn’t even exist in 1974, it is amazing how popular vacations on the Yucatan Caribbean are today. I felt happy because the Yucatan Travel Movie is a great introduction to Cancun and the Maya Riviera.
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