Movies
Well another year of Oscars are history, and as usual, I had not seen enough of the Acadamy Award nominees to judge, and those that I DID want to win did not. I still think Meryl Streep was incredible in Julie and Julia, but then, maybe the Academy is just weary of honoring her year [...]
Celebrate Grandparent’s Day with Heidi, a book about a little Swiss girl and her Grandfather.
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Put Your Place on the Map
Have you read a book or movie that really nailed your state, your region, your country? The place where you live? What reading or viewing do you recommend to people who want to see what your territory is like? Add your choices to A Traveler’s Library.
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Destination: Paris
Book: Paris Movie Walks: Ten Guided Tours Through The City of Lights! Camera! Action!, by Michael Schurmann
I was going to say “You don’t have to be a movie fan to enjoy this book.” But who among us is NOT a movie fan? And who has seen a movie set in Paris and NOT [...]
Destination: Australia
Movie: Australia (2008)
Stars: Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackson and AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE
Rather than talk about this movie which was released last year, let me instead just suggest that if you have not seen it, To comment and
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Destination: Vietnam
Book: Catfish and Mandala
Movie:
Good Morning Vietnam
Apocalypse Now
Continuing my tour of Southeast Asia…
Because I loved the seaside of Thailand and the countryside of both Thailand and Cambodia, I yearn to travel to Vietnam. A friend recommended for the traveler’s library the excellent book Catfish and Mandala: A Two Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape [...]
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Our guest today is Monica Bhide, a fine writer and an expert on Indian food. Her latest work is Modern Spice. Monica wrote a moving essay on her blog [...]
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