TRAVEL TUESDAY PLANNING TRIP IT .I have kept all the complexities of this trip entered in this free program, which is overwhelming in its completeness. Day by day, it keeps track of reservations, contacts, and even turn by turn directions and maps for each locale, not to mention how much we’re spending (YIKES!). I used [...]
We have a GREAT Bella Italia Giveaway coming up. All you have to do is comment starting today and all during the month of September, and when I return from France I will round up your comments, run them through random.org and declare 8 winners. It will be particularly fun for you because I will [...]
Destination: Rome, Italy Book: The Last Judgment: Michelangelo and the Death of the Renaissance by James A. Connor (NEW Paperback Edition August, 2010 from Palgrave MacMillan) Like Michelangelo and The Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King, this book concentrates on one major work of the maestro. Unlike King’s book, The Last Judgment by James A. (Jim) [...]
Destination: Cruises Book: First Class: Legendary Ocean Liner Voyages Around the World (2009) by Gerard Piouffre A GUEST POST by DONNA L. HULL Sailing the Seas in First Class If you think today’s mega-ships represent the zenith in cruising accomplishments, don’t be so sure. A look back in time will introduce you to ocean liners, [...]
Destination: Italy GIVEAWAY at My Melange Robin, over at My Melange, a blog about Italy and France, is giving away some of the same books that I’ll be giving away here at A Traveler’s Library. But her Giveaway ends this month. So scurry on over to My Melange for a chance to win 100 Places [...]
Destination: Franklin, Louisiana Book: Sunday Morning, Crowning Glories, by Mariana Titus A GUEST POST by Dr. Jessie Voigts Author Mariana Titus is an old friend and I’ve always admired her writing, care for others, and artistry. Yes, she’s an accomplished artist – she’s inspired our daughter in her artistic pursuits as well. Mariana’s books are [...]
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The Great American Road Trip Destination: Ohio Book: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber Columbus is a town in which almost anything is likely to happen and in which almost everything has. James Thurber Pin it
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Destination: The Middle East and Jerusalem Book: Shadow of the Swords: An Epic Novel of the Crusades (NEW June 2010) by Kamran Pasha How you think depends on what stories you have heard. There is, as they say, more than one side to a story. His year I have already read three sides to the [...]
