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pen4hire on January 22nd, 2011

Destination: Everywhere Book: Snakes Alive by Mike Gerrard (NEW 2011) Yesterday we talked with travel writer Mike Gerrard, author of the new book of travel essays, Snakes Alive,  about his writing and his favorite countries. Here’s some more of the conversation with travel writer Mike Gerrard. ATL: Where do you want to go that you [...]

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pen4hire on January 21st, 2011

Destination: Everywhere Book: Snakes Alive, by Mike Gerrard NEW 2011 I’m trying to figure out if my favorite bit is Loo With a View in York, a potty tour story, or Custard’s Last Stand, its punny title about England desserts–not Western deserts. I share Mike’s enthusiasm for Greece, so of course I liked those articles, [...]

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pen4hire on December 18th, 2010

Congratulations to Susan Johnston, writer of a blog for writers called The Urban Muse, for winning the YakPak student backpack that was part of our Christmas Giveaway. If you’re disappointed, stick around, we have another YakPak to give away in January.

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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 26th, 2010

Destination: Italy GIVEAWAY at My Melange Robin, over at My Melange, a blog about Italy and France, is giving away some of the same books that I’ll be giving away here at A Traveler’s Library. But her Giveaway ends this month. So scurry on over to My Melange for a chance to win 100 Places [...]

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pen4hire on July 21st, 2010

But it could be OUR motto! Giveaway Contest [NOTE: This contest is long Gone.] The picture shows Just SOME of the books recently reviewed here with the John Steinbeck t-shirt I’m giving away to the person who gives me the best reason they should have it. Comment on any post, one comment per post counts [...]

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pen4hire on July 1st, 2010

Are you ready? Get Set! GO! THIS CONTEST IS LONG OVER, but read more recent posts to look for new contests. No, I cannot tuck you away in my luggage on my trip to France, but I can let you have some of the fun of preparing for the trip, even if you’re going no [...]

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pen4hire on May 21st, 2010

A GREAT TRAVEL BOOK GIVEAWAY II CONTINUES Keep commenting and Tweeting. If you have not yet subscribed, remember that an e-mail subscription gets you an update every time I post, but ALSO two chances in the drawings. There will be one more drawing tonight, and winners of prizes 6 through 10 will be notified in [...]

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pen4hire on May 3rd, 2010

THIS CONTEST IS OVER–KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR NEXT CONTEST AT A TRAVELER’S LIBRARY BY SUBSCRIBING SO YOU DO NOT MISS AN ANNOUNCEMENT. GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: 5/25: WINNER OF DU PONTS HOUSES AND GARDENS IN THE BRANDYWINE: CONNIE ONG 5/28:Grand Prize Number Two: Inge Morath’s Iran: Kerry Dexter Grand Prize Number Three: Coast to Coast: [...]

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