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pen4hire on April 21st, 2011

A few news updates relevant to things we have previously discussed. 1. Vagabond Quest has just published two of my Paris pictures, in a special article showing various travel writer’s photos. Which ones? You’ll have to go find them at Vagabond Quest. 2. FEAST online magazine, by Rosemary Carstens covers new books, art and artists, [...]

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pen4hire on September 7th, 2010

Destination: Northern Greece Book: Eleni by Nicholas Gage A GUEST POST by Michelle Duffy Eleni is a story of passions.

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pen4hire on July 17th, 2010

The Woman Who Fell From the Sky by Jennifer Steil won a favorable review in the New York Times Sunday edition. Most authors would kill for ANY review, and to have a favorable one appear on Sunday is true icing on the cake.  Congratulations, Jennifer. Look for an interview I did with Jennifer Steil that [...]

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pen4hire on June 16th, 2010

The Great American Road Trip Destination: Atlanta, Georgia Book: A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe (1998) Tom Wolfe is not only a writer, but he plays one on T.V. Dressed in a white linen suit and white homburg hat, he chats amiably–those perfect southern manners on display, of course.

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pen4hire on June 15th, 2010

Several prognosticators of travel lately have been saying that Americans and Canadians are getting downright giddy about the stronger dollar vs. the euro and what a difference that will make when they travel to Europe. In April, The New York Times said  save money when you travel to Europe. That means you’ll save more than [...]

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pen4hire on January 8th, 2010

Another view of 36 hours in Tucson, after the New York Times article.

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pen4hire on July 17th, 2009

What is this notion that we need some sort of different reading list in the summer?  Once you are out of school, in America, at least, you don’t have long, uninterrupted periods of time to read. I tend to read on the airplane, and put the books away at my destination. Too busy looking at [...]

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Destination: Italy Author: David Farley Books: An Irreverent Curiosity by David Farley The Dark Heart of Italy by Tobias Jones Pagan Holiday by Tony Perrottet I talked with David Farley a couple of weeks ago about his book, An [amazonify]1592404545::text::::Irreverent Curiosity[/amazonify] which is released today. The book revolves around his time living in a small [...]

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pen4hire on June 12th, 2009

Graham Greene’s The Quiet American uses characters to represent nations and foretells the American involvement in Vietnam.

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