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Western Road Trip I’m starting this mini-road trip through the Western United States with a look at some of the unusual geography that draws road-trippers and hikers to northern Arizona and southern Utah. In the next couple of weeks we’ll look at a variety of books that reflect on the West. Destination: Arizona and Utah [...]
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These were taken in February, 2012 at the St. Phillip’s Plaza Farmer’s Market in Tucson Arizona. When you travel to Tucson, be sure to check out the many Farmer’s Markets. This one is on Sunday morning. Restaurants available around the Plaza, plus food booths selling empanadas, enchiladas, breads of various kinds, coffee, tea and chocolate, [...]
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Celebrating Centennial: Travel Photo Thursday I love to confound people by describing the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona as “lush”. They give me an odd look. Isn’t that an oxymoron? Not here it isn’t . The Sonoran Desert fits the description of Desert because of its aridity, but on the other hand, a multitude [...]
Feb 6, 2012: CONNIE ONG is definitely on a roll. Last week I announced that she was one of the grand prize winners in the January Giveaway. This week I’m announcing that she got the most correct answers to the question of Who is associated with each of the photos below. After I added clues, [...]
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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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Today one lucky person will win a copy of a new novel, reviewed recently that has nothing in particular to do with windows and hotels, but a lot to do with looking. See below. And remember you must enter by tomorrow morning. Two weeks ago we looked at a variety of windows from the outside. [...]
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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. [...]
Christmas greenery looks a bit different in the desert. Merry Christmas from Tucson, Arizona. From another desert garden. And a hummingbird adds some sparkle. These images are my contribution to Travel Photo Thursday. You can see more contributions at Budget Travelers’ Sandbox. Have a wonderful holiday and I’ll see you in a couple of weeks. [...]
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Time is running out for Passports With Purpose. My favorite New Orleans hotel stepped up for the third year in a row and offered a 3-night stay in the family-owned, French Quarter Hotel Monteleone for Passports With Purpose. Now, if you hang around Passports With Purpose very much, you know that cupcakes are a recurring [...]
