Boston
Hey there, Americans–looking forward to a three-day weekend to celebrate Independence Day? Where will you plan to travel on July 4? Here are five of the most spectacular fireworks displays in the U.S.A. 1. A Capitol Fourth, The Mall, Washington D.C. What’s Special? You’re kidding, right? It is THE place to be–the seat of government, [...]
PDF Valentine’s Day is on a weekend! Perfect excuse to travel. Last year I talked about my favorite romantic city, romantic book and poetry, hotel, restaurant, etc. in this post. Please take a look because I have not changed my mind. And read on for two East Coast suggestions for this Valentine’s Day (if you can [...]
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France on Friday Destination: Boston Book: Walking Boston by Robert Todd Felton A GUEST POST BY Robert Todd Felton Bivalve Molluscs, French Royalty, and the Streets of Boston One of the best parts of walking around Boston is that you are always bumping up against some surprising scrap of American history. Around one corner is [...]
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We made a trip to Boston last month, and I wondered if I could think of any travel literature about Boston to talk about here. I would definitely have to investigate this mystery. We took a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard and saw the Jaws movie sites, but I have already told you about that [...]
(Since Robert Todd Felton’s computer decided it did not want to blog today—died on a train to New York– I’m filling in with more thoughts on Boston, the subject of our prize book. Felton will be back on Monday, and we will have the drawing for his travel book on Boston as scheduled, after midnight [...]
NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS LONG GONE. Exciting things are happening here at the Traveler’s Library. 1. Robert Todd Felton, author of several excellent books which have been discussed here, will be guest writer at A Traveler’s Library next week. He will be talking about the importance of literature for the traveler and about his [...]
My lucky day! I received three books by Robert Todd Felton. I won his books in a raffle supporting Heifer International. In case you missed it, the raffle was conducted late last year by a group of travel bloggers, and Felton, who blogs at Open Page–Open Road, donated books. The new additions to my travel [...]
