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TASTY TRAVEL Destination: California (Candyland by book) Book: See’s Famous Old Time Candies: A Sweet Story (2005) by Margaret Moos Pick Review and Recipe by Brette Sember One of my family’s favorite vacation activities is to take tours of fun food production facilities. We’ve visited the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, CA, the Byrd Cookie Company [...]
PDF Wednesday Matinee Destination: Anchorage, Barrow, and Fort Richardson, Alaska Movie: Big Miracle (NEW 2012), Directed by Ken Kwapis Review by Jane Boursaw Reel Rating*: 4 out of 5 Reels There’s something really compelling about whales. Is it their size and power? The fact that they swim in the ocean underneath our tiny boats? Or the [...]
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 [...]
Feb 6, 2012: CONNIE ONG is definitely on a roll. Last week I announced that she was one of the grand prize winners in the January Giveaway. This week I’m announcing that she got the most correct answers to the question of Who is associated with each of the photos below. After I added clues, [...]
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CONTEST IS OVER. The FINAL daily prize in the January Giveaway goes out today. And then I draw for the Grand Prize Winners. (See below) Destinations: Milan, New York City and Brittany in France Book: P.O. Box Love: A Novel of Letters (originally 2009, but NEW in English– February 2012) by Paola Calvetti I reviewed this [...]
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Something a little different today, and a spectacular prize book that matches. See below. These imposing gentlemen–with their fierce-looking tattoos and exotic costumes composed of a mixture of native American materials like deer skin pants and the latest borrowings from European civilization, like pajama tops– were an anti-war movement. Print PDF
Today one lucky person will win not only a road trip book for children, but one for adults on the same highway! See details at the end of post. Must act by 3:00 a.m. Monday. Family Travel Friday Destination: Hit the U.S. Highways Books: Kids Love Travel Guides by George Zavatsky and Michele Zavatsky By [...]
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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Oh My! I wish I were eligible for today’s giveaway prize! Jane has come up with a superb gift for movie fans. See bottom of this article. Wednesday Matinee Destinations: France, England, Hawaii Movies: The Descendants, Hugo, and War Horses Reviews by Jane Boursaw If there’s one thing we can count on around the holidays, [...]
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