NOTICE: I will give this collection (which is priced at $45.00) to one reader chosen at random from those who comment on this post. American Resident, Over 18. (By Friday April Destination: Paris, France Book: Paris from the Heart: Ultimate Walking Tours to Fun, Fashion and Freedom (November 2010) by Jan Dolphin
Destination: Lake Michigan Book: A Walk on the Beach: One Woman’s Trek of the Perimeter of Lake Michigan, (NEW 5/2011) by Loreen Niewenhuis. Just a little lakeside stroll–a stroll on steroids. Loreen Niewenhuis‘ stroll, detailed in the travel memoir A 1000-Mile Walk on the Beach, took six months to complete because although she walked a total [...]
Books for the Arab World in Troubled Times Minaret of Djam, Afghanistan Destination: Afghanistan Book: The Minaret of Djam: A Journey Into Afghanistan by Freya Stark (Org. publ. 1970; new paperback, December 2010 released by Palgrave MacMillan) Another in our series of places that we would like to visit in the Middle East, if the [...]
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Destination: Australia Book: Natasha Lands Down Under (a young adult novel), by Katherine McCaughan GUEST POST by Jessie Voigts I’ve recently read an extraordinary book, entitled Natasha Lands Down Under. Written by Katherine McCaughan, this book is an intercultural odyssey, set in China and Australia. Natasha Lands Down Under is a compelling read, exploring one [...]
SALUTE TO MUSEUMS Check the credit cards in your wallet. If you happen to have any card from Bank of America, it is your ticket to a museum somewhere in the United States. Their Museums on Us® program includes 150 museums offering free admission the first full weekend of a month. The next opportunities are April [...]
I have not been Everywhere, but I did the next best thing. I went to New Zealand. Here, as my 2nd contribution to Blog4NZ, I offer some scanned photos from that long ago trip, in hopes that you will want to follow in our footsteps. Christchurch is rebuilding after the earthquakes, [...]
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Books for The Arab World in Troubled Times With war and revolution burning throughout the Mid East, I am continuing a series on countries we need to know more about. Last week was Traveller’s History of Egypt. This week, coincidental with news of Syrian rebellion , we move to Syria. As an apology for this [...]
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“It is true I have not been Everywhere. But I’ve done the next best thing. I’ve been to New Zealand.” That sentence concluded the post I wrote about the trip Ken and I took to New Zealand. I called it 5 Reasons Why New Zealand, but I could have written at least 95 more [...]
Destination: Tucson, Arizona Event: Tucson Festival of Books, 2011 [See more photos on my Facebook page] The Tucson Festival of Books has grown rapidly in its three years. Organizers say there were 100,000 people there in March 2011, and I think that is true.
