February 2008

Welcome to The Compass, a new virtual travel magazine. The hardest part, the beginning, is over. The Art Director and I have spent numerous hours designing the website with a goal to keep it simple, yet trendy and sophisticated. We have done our best to give The Compass a magazine look rather than a blog’s outline.

I would like to thank all the writers who have expressed their interest and have contributed compelling articles. This would not have been possible without you! A special Thank You to Mauricio Osegueda for helping me make sense of the website creation industry and for assisting me with editing. Thanks to Josephine Cong for brainstorming the magazine title and slogan with me; and many thanks to all my friends who participated in the decision making process of the title. None of the visuals would have been possible without Vahagn Stepanian. Thank You for your talented web design skills which have formed The Compass identity.

Now, without further delay, I would like to introduce you to our first issue of the year.

This month we managed to cover stories from five different continents: Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and North America. Join the lively gang of Thai monkeys at the annual Lopbury Festival. Embark on an unforgettable bus ride through the Andes of Peru. Go skiing with celebrities. Smoke up after a siesta in Spain, and sip on fresh tea in the artist’s mecca of Tunisia.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue. Feel free to drop me a line and share your thoughts on The Compass. Comments, feedback and new ideas are always welcome.

All the Best,

Lusine Stepanian
The Editor

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