pen4hire on August 31st, 2010

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 [...]

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pen4hire on August 30th, 2010

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 [...]

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pen4hire on August 27th, 2010

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, [...]

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pen4hire on August 25th, 2010

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

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pen4hire on August 20th, 2010

Destination: Cuba Movie: The Buena Vista Social Club,(1998) Director Wim Wenders. Winner of Best Documentary Feature, Academy Award. Although I blather on here about books and movies that inspire people to travel to places, I can  point to a relatively few that have actually lit a fire in me–given me an obsession. Yes, there have [...]

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pen4hire on August 17th, 2010

Destination: Greece Book: Ionia: A Quest,  by Freya Stark, new edition of a travel classic Read a terrific interview with Freya Stark in her eighties. (This is the third of a series of posts about women travel writers, in conjunction with the release of the movie Eat, Pray, Love)

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pen4hire on August 3rd, 2010

I  have one VERY exciting piece of information to share with you, about a tour company for Independent Travelers–just our speed.

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pen4hire on July 30th, 2010

Destination: Cape Cod Book: Summer Shift (NEW July 2010)by Lynn Kiele Bonasia Mmmmm, a basket of fried clams with some macaroni salad to carry down to the rocks along the shore sounds might good right now.  The main drawback to reading this book on a Cape Cod Beach would be the constant temptation to stop [...]

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pen4hire on July 22nd, 2010

I know that America can be annoying to foreign travelers. You can rarely find signs and tour guides in any language except English. But there are some darned nice things, too, to enjoy on your U.S. Road Trip.

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