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Destinations: France and Italy (1844) Book: Pictures From Italy by Charles Dickens (1846) Reading Dickens’ descriptions of travel by coach and steamboat should put to a halt any modern grousing about minor inconveniences like Ziploc bags and barefoot security queues. It was such a chore to arrange for the travel of his party of twelve, [...]
PDF Celebrating Centennial Destination: Navajo Reservation, Ganado, Arizona Book: Navajos Wear Nikes: A Reservation Life by Jim Kristofic (NEW 2011. Chosen as a Top Pick in the Southwest Books of the Year, 2011.) It is impossible to talk about Arizona’s history without referring to some of the first people who inhabited this land. A memorable moment [...]
Charles Dickens at 200 Destination: Ohio, 1842 Book: American Notes by Charles Dickens It would be quite unthinkable to let this month pass without paying homage to the 2nd centenary of one of our greatest and most popular writers–Charles Dickens, born February, 1812 (probably February 7). I’ve been dipping into some Dickens’ travel writing to supplement [...]
CONTEST OVER Today the very appropriate Giveaway Prize is the book that is being reviewed–by an author that loves literature as much as travel. Entries good until Wednesday morning. Please see details below. Sicily Week at A Traveler’s Library Destination: Sicily Book: Seeking Sicily (NEW November 2011) by John Keahey John Keahey‘s effort to understand Sicily [...]
Read about France, win a book about Portugal. See below. NOTE: The Arizona State Alumni magazine wrote about Kristin Espinasse in December 2011. You can read it here. Destination: France Book: Blossoming in Provence by Kristin Espinasse You might think at first glance that a beautiful blond from Arizona who goes to Paris to study [...]
Pet Travel Book Club Book: Dog Walks Man: A Six Legged Adventure Where: The Meadowlands, New Jersey Review by Edie Jarolim Brooklyn was never known for its rural landscapes — though there are many of them, if you know where to look — but when I was growing up there I knew of [...]
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Today’s Giveaway book has not been reviewed but reflects Paris and France. (See bottom of post) Culture Travel Tuesday by Dr. Jessie Voigts Destination: France Books: Several about food–read on. France. What’s the first thing you think of? If you’re anything like me, it’s all about the food. I dream of luscious cheeses, mouthwatering chocolates, [...]
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Pet Travel Book Club Destination: New Hampshire Book: Following Atticus: Eight Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship (September 2011) by Tom Ryan CONTEST IS CLOSED. NOTE: This is the continuing book club run by Edie Jarolim of Will My Dog Hate me. Win a signed copy of Following Atticus by commenting here, OR at [...]
Destination: Croatia Book: Running Away To Home (our family’s journey to croatia in search of who we are, where we came from and what really matters) by Jennifer Wilson (NEW October 2011) Book: A Traveller’s History of Croatia (2010), by Benjamin Curtis Winston Churchill said, “The Balkans produce more history than can be consumed locally.” [...]
