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pen4hire on April 28th, 2010

The Great American Road Trip Destination: Washington D.C. Assorted Movies Plus Books by David Baldacci Screen tours of Washington D.C. This web site has a lengthy list of movies and TV shows filmed in D.C. and when you are in D.C. they will take you to see the locations of many.

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pen4hire on March 7th, 2010

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. 

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pen4hire on September 11th, 2009

Celebrate Grandparent’s Day with Heidi, a book about a little Swiss girl and her Grandfather.

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pen4hire on September 1st, 2009

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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pen4hire on August 17th, 2009

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 [...]

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pen4hire on July 19th, 2009

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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pen4hire on April 13th, 2009

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 [...]

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pen4hire on March 12th, 2009

WELCOME ALL MONICA BHIDE FANS! Thanks for visiting, and I hope you’ll considering coming back often, or subscribing with that big orange button to the right. 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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