pen4hire on July 15th, 2011

Oh, please, don’t ask me to choose.  It’s like picking your favorite child. It just isn’t done. Besides, think of the psychiatrist bills to battle the neurosis of those that are not chosen. But Choose I must.  It seems there is this “thing” going around–not lethal but very infectious–and I have been intentionally exposed by [...]

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pen4hire on July 14th, 2011

Double Celebration today. This post on a Paris book and an Announcement. TA-DA! I am launching a photo e-book on Amazon for Kindle and on Barnes and Noble for your Nook.  I have expanded and converted my blog post called Ten Places to Eat Cheap(er) in Paris into an e-book. Check it out. (And if [...]

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pen4hire on July 13th, 2011

Destination: The Western United States Book: Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West–One Meal at a Time by Stephen Fried (2010–New paperback edition in 2011) The reader gets more than his/her money’s worth with the fascinating book, Appetite for America. A biography, a history of the western expansion of [...]

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pen4hire on July 12th, 2011

Another TV hit for travelers–this time ITALY is the destination. I have Longitude books to thank for this discovery, and you can browse the whole collection of these mysteries at their site. If you don’t already get their newsletter, I highly recommend it for outstanding travel books. Aurelio Zen mysteries by Michael Dibdin  air on [...]

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pen4hire on July 11th, 2011

Destination: Africa, the Serengeti Book: by Uwe Skrzypczak WIN THIS BOOK (See below) Available in print  from your bookseller or in digital form through I-Tunes.

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pen4hire on July 8th, 2011

Destination: Paris Book: The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris (NEW June 2011) by John Baxter In , John Baxter tells stories that add depth to a stroll through Paris.  The Australian writer lives in the city of literature and art with his French wife and their young daughter.

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pen4hire on July 7th, 2011

Here’s something I don’t usually do…I’m re-printing a press release just as it arrived. Why? It talks about a very important travel event, the 100th anniversary of the re-discovery of Machu Picchu in Peru.

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pen4hire on July 6th, 2011

  DREAMING ABOUT SCANDINAVIA

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pen4hire on July 4th, 2011

Destination: Nags Head North Carolina Book: (NEW May 2011) by Mary Kay Andrews Warning to my male readers–this book is rated C.L. (Chick Lit.)

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