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Destination: Europe and the Holy Land
Book: The Lute Player: A Novel of Richard the Lionhearted by Norah Lofts. (Original 1951, Reprint 2009)
Destination: Italy
Book: An Irreverent Curiosity by David Farley
I love launch days for new books. Particularly when they are written by friends. An Irreverent Curiosity by David Farley, launches officially tomorrow, July 9. I’ve known David as an on-line friend for some time through the Travel Writer’s hangout known as travelwriters.com, so I was very [...]
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David McCullough’s 1776 serves as a guidebook for travelers to visit Revolutionary War sites.
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Destination: Rome
Books: The Masters of Rome Series by Collen McCullough
It seems to me that is essential to have some understanding of ancient Rome if you are going to travel to today’s Rome. All those piles of rock and bits of arches in the forum, with the magnificent hulk of the Coliseum watching over it all [...]
Destination: Naples, Italy
Book: Naples ‘44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth by Norman Lewis
Have you discovered the British travel writer Norman Lewis? Between 1938 and 2003, he published 23 travel books and 15 novels that can serve as travel books. I owe my discovery of Lewis to the manager of an inn on St. [...]
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