Destination: Egypt Book: Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz (Original written in the 1940′s, Republished by Anchor, December 1991) Finding “Midaq Alley” By Jason This post is re-published, with kind permission, from Alpaca Suitcase.
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ANNOUNCEMENT When I wrote my post on Ten Cheap(er) Places to Eat in Paris, I had been nudged a bit by a Blog Carnival through the Lonely Planet Blog Sherpa group. Kat, who holds forth on food at Tie Dye Travels, is hosting this food around the world carnival, and I encourage you to take [...]
Destination: Kazakhstan Book: Apples Are From Kazakhstan, The Land That Disappeared by Christoher Robbins (Originally published in 2008, NEW release in paperback, September 2010) The title sounds like a gross exaggeration. Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared. And the book is packed with outrageous statements like that.
Guest blogger Susan Lanier Graham told us about how Anne Rice’s writing inspired her to be a better travel writer, in her post about The Witching Hour. Susan posted a link to the post on Anne Rice’s Facebook page, and Rice replied: Thank you so much for this. That house meant so very much to [...]
France on Friday Destination: France Book: The Mistaken Wife (New September, 2010) by Rose Melikan We’re deep in a nasty political season here in the United States. But it does not hold a candle to the French Revolution.
Maybe it is just because the temperature finally dropped a few degrees in Arizona, but I’m thinking about the Holiday gift list I will post in mid November. I have put out the word that I am looking for appropriate gifts for travelers who read, and have received some really interesting suggestions.
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The Great American Road Trip Destination: South Dakota Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder) A GUEST POST by Kristen Gough The Scarecrow listened carefully, and said, “I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.”
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Destination: Minneapolis Book: Pontoon by Garrison Keillor The Great American Road Trip visited Minnesota recently, with an interview with William Kent Krueger, but when I read this Garrison Keillor book, I thought I would return for another visit. Many states can claim native daughters and sons who are distinguished writers. Many authors write evocatively about [...]
