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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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Read about France, win a book about Portugal. See below. NOTE: The Arizona State Alumni magazine wrote about Kristin Espinasse in December 2011. You can read it here. Destination: France Book: Blossoming in Provence by Kristin Espinasse You might think at first glance that a beautiful blond from Arizona who goes to Paris to study [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
In looking back through my pictures, I find that I am fascinated by the people who make things. I often snap the hands of craftsmen and women–no matter what their craft may be. Here are three up close and personal from Bayeux France, Chattanooga Tennessee, and Mansfield Ohio. This post is part of Travel [...]
Although the Salzburg Marionette Theater is anything but scary, you’ll have to admit that the witch from Hansel and Gretel is a little scary. I recently learned, however, that the way to keep witches away is to put a pile of corn near you doorway. When a witch flies over corn, she is obliged to [...]
Unfortunately, we only had one night in Honfleur, the lovely little Norman seaside town that attracts summer vacationers by the droves. It was no longer summer when we arrived, and the chilly wind sent us scurrying off the street and bending over a huge black pot of moules for dinner at a seaside restaurant. The [...]
This yummy photo is my weekly contribution to Travel Photo Thursday. I could not resist posting this after last week’s coffee and tea photo of tea and coffee at Budget Traveller’s Sandbox on Travel Photo Thursday. Go to her home page and see who’s posting new photos today. We were staying at the Chateau de [...]
These two Quebecois sisters played dress-up as Acadian settlers at Ft. Anne, the birthplace of Canada, in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. The museum there has hands-on activities for children in every room.
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