pen4hire on June 29th, 2011

Destination: Paris Movie: Midnight in Paris (NEW 2011), written and directed by Woody Allen What a delicious confection of a movie. If you are craving a hearty boeuf Bourguignon of a movie, go elsewhere, but if a simple little meringue melting on your tongue sounds heavenly–this movie is the dish for you. But it may [...]

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pen4hire on June 28th, 2011

Destination: Navajo Reservation PodCast: IndieTravelPodCast Book: Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist If you want to know what I sound like–and what Craig Martin’s New Zealand accent sounds like (although he thinks I am the one with the accent), take a listen at Indie Travel PodCast. Craig interviewed me via Skype [...]

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pen4hire on June 27th, 2011

Destination: Ghana, Africa Book: The Civilized World, a NEW book (April 2011)   by Susi Wyss We have taken a look at a book that shows an old, tribal Africa and travel literature about the days of the explorers. Recently I talked about The First Grader, a film that shows the results of the Mau [...]

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pen4hire on June 24th, 2011

Hey there, Americans–looking forward to a three-day weekend to celebrate Independence Day? Where will you plan to travel on July 4?  Here are five of the most spectacular fireworks displays in the U.S.A. 1. A Capitol Fourth, The Mall, Washington D.C. What’s Special? You’re kidding, right? It is THE place to be–the seat of government, [...]

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pen4hire on June 22nd, 2011

Destination: United States East Coast Intracoastal Waterway Book: Gib’s Odyssey: A Tale of Faith and Hope on the Intracoastal Waterway (NEW: May, 2011) by Walter G. Bradley Since I have never owned a boat, I don’t generally go looking for the equivalent of a road trip by boat. Therefore, I am not familiar with all [...]

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pen4hire on June 20th, 2011

Destination: Kenya Movie: The First Grader, A National Geographic Film (2011) PG-13 Pin it

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pen4hire on June 17th, 2011

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 [...]

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pen4hire on June 15th, 2011

Destination: Jamaica Movie: How Stella Got Her Groove Back I missed reading the book (1996), when it first came out and was a sensation of chick lit. And I never got around to seeing the movie version (1998). Recently I was invited on a press tour of Jamaica, and decided to Netflix (Netflick?) the DVD [...]

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pen4hire on June 13th, 2011

A Movie for Troubled Times in the Arab World Destination: Jordan Movie: Captain Abu Raed (2009) written and directed by Amin Matalqa A Guest Post by Jane Boursaw You know a movie is good when you’re still thinking about it years later. Such is the case with Captain Abu Raed, a touching, uplifting film I [...]

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