Four years ago we had a personal family crisis that took us to the far northwest of our country. But while we were there dealing with our own problems, we had one ear on the radio and television, watching the path of a hurricane called Katrina, as she made her way into the Gulf of [...]
Paul Theroux Visits the U.S.A. for Smithsonian Going for a drive this weekend? Or this end-of-summer? Or just staying home and staring balefully at your suitcase? Here’s some happy travel reading, either way. Paul Theroux, who is generally not my favorite travel writer, was asked by Smithsonian what his ideal trip would be, and this [...]
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Destination: Jordan Book: Staircase of A Thousand Steps by Masha Hamilton I am looking in my travel library for books to share with you that I have read that made me yearn to travel. Not travel literature by strict definition, but sometimes historical novels bring a traditional culture so vividly to life that I want [...]
Destination: The World Magazine: Indie Travel Podcast Magazine (Available September 1, 2009) Don’t be put off by the title of this new travel magazine. Craig and Linda Martin, world travelers who started the award-winning Indie Travel Podcasts, a website and popular blog, are sticking to their brand name as they take the plunge into travel [...]
Destination: Africa Children’s Book: My African Bedtime Rhymes by Brettell Hone, illustrated by Ginger Nielson Guest Author: Jessie Voigts Jessie is our once-a-month contributor. In this episode she tells us the backstory of an interview she did on Wandering Educators with her daughter Lillie joining in the questioning. Thanks for bring us this, Jessie. I [...]
Inspiration to Travel to China by Guest Writer, Ashley Bruckbauer Destination: China Book: Pavilion of Women by Pearl Buck Several years ago, while still a college student, I spent a summer reading through a massive pile of historical fiction set in various locales and time periods. One that particularly struck a chord was Pearl Buck’s [...]
Destination: Hawaii Book: The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn Not everyone intends to party at the celebration of Hawaii’s 50th Birthday of Statehood today. Hawaiian history carries a sting that most travelers will not be aware of. Despite the fact that I have visited Hawaii, I certainly had only the vaguest idea of the history [...]
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Destination: The World Book: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts Every generation of wanderers has an author of travel literature that sounds the siren call. Walt Whitman comes to mind and Lord Byron before him. Then the famously wild days of Jack Kerouac and On the Road.
A travel book for children about Costa Rica
