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Destination: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Book: Their Backs to the Sea by Margaret Randall
In her journey to Easter Island, the well-traveled Margaret Randall, came to a place more remote than any she had visited or lived in before. The introductory stanzas of Their Backs to the Sea, imagining the arrival of the ancients who carved [...]
Destination: Provençe, France
Movie: The Grocer’s Son (Les Fils de l’epicier)(2008)
Some time ago, a reader recommended this movie, and it finally made it to the top of my Netflix list. Thank you, whoever you were–stand up and take a bow for introducing The Grocer’s Son.
When I thought about why I enjoyed this movie, it became [...]
Continue reading about French Movie Lures Travelers To Provence
The Great American Road Trip
Book: We’re There Rhode Island (2005)by Elizabeth S. Grumbach
The subtitle says it all: Games, Puzzles and Fun Facts for Children as they Explore the Ocean State.
We’re There Rhode Island invites filling in the blanks, map reading, coloring, puzzle solving and (shhhh!) learning.
Continue reading about Rhode Island: Travel Book for the Family
Destination: Italy
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Destination: North America
Book: Coast to Coast: Vintage Travel in North America (publisher The Vendome Press 2008) Originally published in French by Editions du Chéne (2008)
The Great American Road Trip
Destination: Maine
Book: The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island by Linda Greenlaw
And don’t forget your musical accompaniment over at Music Road, where Kerry Dexter will introduce you to a Maine fiddler and a list of “storytellers in song” that hail from Maine.
Travel Tuesday
Destination: Stockholm, Sweden, The Vasa Museum
Destination: Shimla, India
Book: Shimla – A British Himalayan Town, by Sumit Vashisht
A Guest post by Dr. Jessie Voigts
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