Movies
Having published 600 posts, now, once in a while I start wondering if perhaps the readers of today’s blog post may have missed something from the past that I think they might like. So I’m going to do a little reviewing from time to time. Starting with 5 things I learned about 5 different parts [...]
The Great American Road Trip: A directory Are you planning a Road Trip? Here’s a state-by-state directory of the travel literature and travel movies we have recommended in the past 14 months, as we crossed the country on the Great American Road Trip. Find each one by plugging info into the search box on the [...]
The Great American Road Trip Destination: Texas Writer: Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show) A GUEST POST by Ruth Pennebaker I feel so fortunate to have Ruth Pennebaker, a Texan through and through, as our guest today.
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Destination: Hollywood Book: Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining Anecdotes about the Stars and Legends of the Movies! by Stephen Schochet I’m breaking some new ground here. First, I haven’t posted on a Saturday for a long time. But when I returned from France, I realized that I would never be able to cover all the very [...]
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The Sydney Morning Herald just added this article in their Backpackers’ Blog with a list of ten greatest travel movies. I’ve seen many of them, particularly love Lost in Translation. Can’t wait to see the others that I have not yet seen. Just goes to show what a small world it is. Match up Australian [...]
Well another year of Oscars are history, and as usual, I had not seen enough of the Acadamy Award nominees to judge, and those that I DID want to win did not.
Celebrate Grandparent’s Day with Heidi, a book about a little Swiss girl and her Grandfather.
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Put Your Place on the Map Have you read a book or movie that really nailed your state, your region, your country? The place where you live? What reading or viewing do you recommend to people who want to see what your territory is like? Add your choices to A Traveler’s Library.
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Ahh, November at A Traveler’s Library
November is a good time to curl up in a chair and read a book–or watch a DVD–or maybe read a blog? Time for my almost monthly report on where the traffic is coming from and which posts were most popular in the past month.
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