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The photo quiz last Thursday was harder than I realized. But with additional clues, two people did pretty well. If you’ve been waiting for the answers–you can see them by going back to the Thursday Travel Photo page from last week. All the names are revealed, plus added info about each place pictured. Print PDF
PDF Travel Photo Thursday: Famous People Check the captions–I’ve added clues. And here’s an additional photo for #3. Print PDF
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THIS CONTEST ENDED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2012. Watch for the next contest at A Traveler’s Library. NEW PRIZES Exciting news, particularly for Shawshank Redemption fans. The Mansfield Ohio Convention and Visitor’s Bureau has decided to sweeten the pot with additional Shawshank prizes. You can shop for Shawshank souvenirs and your purchases will help [...]
Sicily Week Destination: Sicily Book: The Honoured Society: The Sicilian Mafia Observed, by Norman Lewis (Original-1964 with postscript added in 1984; reviewed edition 2003.) If you were playing word-association, Sicily-Mafia might be your first reaction. seems to me to be a perfect addition to a library of travel literature– if you read it along with Seeking [...]
Check the winners list for the latest winners in the January Birthday Giveaway. Only a few prizes left to draw. Remember, EVERYBODY who comments or joins, or tells me they want their older subscription entered, will have an entry in the Grand Prize Drawing at the end of the month. Win a Shawshank Redempton fan [...]
Please check the Cherokee Trip Post if you are interested in that trip, because the final date for reservation is actually February 1–a correction from the original date shown. Print PDF
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Tasty Travel Tuesday Destination: China/America Book: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer 8. Lee By Brette Sember Chinese New Year is January 23 this year, and brings in the year of the dragon, which sounds bold and flavorful like Szechuan Chinese food. What better time to explore China and think about whether American [...]
Notice: Your odds of winning keep improving as people who have won a daily prize are eliminated from the drawing. Besides, an entry today might win you a terrific mystery book AND an chance at the Grand Prize. Destination: Seville, Spain Book: The Blind Man of Seville by Robert Wilson (2003) How can such a [...]
Okay, I know I said I was off this week, but I could not resist sharing with you this photo that we used for our Christmas Card this year. So Happy New Year to you wherever you are in the world from Tucson, Arizona. See more Travel Photo Thursday pictures from everywhere in the world [...]
