Scotland

pen4hire on August 10th, 2009

Destination: Scotland Movie: Braveheart Chasing Mel A Guest Post by Julie Sturgeon My husband is the one who chose to see the newly opened movie Braveheart that weekend in May 1995, and I went along knowing absolutely nothing about the story other than it was a Mel Gibson film. With looks like that, he could [...]

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pen4hire on May 23rd, 2009

Destination: Scotland Music: Eddi Reader Sings Robert Burns (Eddi Reader) and Cuilidh, (Julie Fowlis) When I travel to a place, I frequently buy music along the way, and when I get home, the music takes me back. I like to put New Orleans jazz on while I’m writing, or listen to bouzoukis when I’m writing [...]

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pen4hire on May 7th, 2009

Destination: Scotland Authors: Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith Nope, we’re not talking Loch Ness Monster here.  Some readers recommended some good mysteries for the traveler to read on the way to Scotland. The British Isles seem to produce enormous numbers of mystery writers. But although Agatha Christie may have been the mother of the [...]

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pen4hire on April 21st, 2009

Hello, and welcome to A Traveler’s Library. If you “stumbled” in to the site, I hope you’ll stick around and find more of your favorite travel destination and the literature or movies that help enhance the traveler’s experience. Please consider subscribing by the RSS or e-mail buttons in the right-hand column. Happy Travels! Added Note: [...]

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