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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 OVER! Today one lucky person will win a lovely classic travel book, reprinted by Tauris Paperbacks and distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave. See details at the bottom of the post. In the city of Venice, where so much is hidden behind doors and glimpses at life inside a window seem a stolen pleasure, [...]
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Today one lucky person will win a copy of a new novel, reviewed recently that has nothing in particular to do with windows and hotels, but a lot to do with looking. See below. And remember you must enter by tomorrow morning. Two weeks ago we looked at a variety of windows from the outside. [...]
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CONTEST OVER (Today only, you have a chance to win a beautiful photo book of classic train stations. (See below) Windows form an important frame for many travel pictures. As I look at these, I think I can see where the inside and outside of the windows blend to tell us more about the place. [...]
Christmas greenery looks a bit different in the desert. Merry Christmas from Tucson, Arizona. From another desert garden. And a hummingbird adds some sparkle. These images are my contribution to Travel Photo Thursday. You can see more contributions at Budget Travelers’ Sandbox. Have a wonderful holiday and I’ll see you in a couple of weeks. [...]
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Time is running out for Passports With Purpose. My favorite New Orleans hotel stepped up for the third year in a row and offered a 3-night stay in the family-owned, French Quarter Hotel Monteleone for Passports With Purpose. Now, if you hang around Passports With Purpose very much, you know that cupcakes are a recurring [...]
When we were at the Louvre, I almost skipped going to the room with the Mona Lisa. I had read about how small the painting is and god knows we have seen reproductions aplenty. But at the last minute, I dashed up the stairs and into the room, while Ken waited outside. I’m so glad [...]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING–whether you’re in the U.S. celebrating with family and friends or in a country that does notstuff themselves with turkey once a year like we do, stop a moment and give thanks for the most precious things in your life. On Thanksgiving, I am thankful for many things. One of them is travel. Dora [...]
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Destination: United States Book: America’s Great Railroad Stations. (NEW Oct. 2011)Photos by Roger Straus III and text by Ed Breslin and Hugh Van Dusen. Toward the end of the year, we can count on some blockbuster books emerging to tempt us as we do holiday shopping. I already told you about one of my favorites, in [...]
