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While I was digging through photos for yesterday’s post, I found so many that I wanted to share, that I decided to devote the next few Travel Photo Thursdays to Cambodia. Today I’ll show you some of the people we saw going about their everyday life. The first one is particularly appropriate as we await [...]
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Destination: Cambodia Book: In the Shadow of the Banyan (NEW Scheduled Release: July, 2012) by Vaddey Ratner If you are over 40 years old, where were you on April 17, 1975? Print PDF
Destination: Luxembourg, Paris Book: The Expats (NEW March 2012) by Chris Pavone The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. (Oscar Wilde) [epigram at beginning of the book] Not so much a “whodunit”, instead presents an intriguing puzzle of “what was done” and “how”. Print [...]
Family Travel Friday Destination: Montgomery, Alabama Book: Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds By Jennifer Close On December 1, 1955 one moment changed everything. Print PDF
Wednesday Matinee Destination: United States, London and Marrakesh Movies: Three Directed by Alfred Hitchcock By Jane Boursaw My teenage son spent his spring break watching Alfred Hitchcock movies with his buddy, and I couldn’t be more proud. As a mom and a movie critic, my world is now complete. Print PDF
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Music Monday Destination: Louisiana Artist: Tab Benoit Album: Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit (Telarc International) NEW. Release Date April 3,2012. By Kerry Dexter Print PDF
A Guidebook Digression Destination: Istanbul, Turkey Book: Istanbul: A Cultural History (NEW January 2012) by Peter Clark With this cultural history of Istanbul, the Interlink Books publishing company racks up twenty such guides to cities around the world, from Calcutta to San Francisco. To see the entire list of Cultural Histories, or to purchase this [...]
I was inspired to post a few pictures of fog and mist by this lovely misty Ireland photo at Music Road, and a memory of a foggy day in Chicago (left). It also is a challenge to myself, since I tend to leave my camera in its case when the weather turns misty. I need [...]
A Guidebook Digression Destination: Europe Book: Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide, (NEW April 2012) by Doug Mack Everybody has to have a gimmick. Doug Mack‘s gimmick is to flout the hot trends of SE Asia, Eastern Europe and adventure travel and get back to basics. [...]
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