Tag Archives: Escapism

The Vermont of David Mamet in a Book of Essays

February 17, 2010Books, Destinations, New England, Travel, VermontBlogSherpa, David Mamet, Escapism, essays, National Geographic, Road Trip, Travel, USA, VermontVera Marie Badertscher

The Great American Road Trip

Destination: Vermont

Book: South of the Northest Kingdom by David Mamet (a National Geographic Series called Directions) Continue reading The Vermont of David Mamet in a Book of Essays →

King Richard I Travels in this Book

February 12, 2010Books, Destinations, France, Great Britain, Normandy, NovelBlogSherpa, Crusades, Eleanor of Aquitaine, England, Escapism, France, history, King Richard, Norah Lofts, Normandy, Richard the Lionheart, The Lute Player, Third CrusadeVera Marie Badertscher

web_RichardTheLionheart — Richard Couer d'Lion

Destination: Europe and the Holy Land

Book: The Lute Player: A Novel of Richard the Lionhearted by Norah Lofts. (Original 1951, Reprint 2009) Continue reading King Richard I Travels in this Book →

Exotic Hotel For Travelers to Florida

February 9, 2010Destinations, Florida, Museums, Travel, United StatesBlogSherpa, Escapism, Florida, Gilded Age, Henry B. Plant, Tampa, The Tampa Bay Hotel, Travel, USAVera Marie Badertscher

Travel Tuesday

On Tuesday, I borrow the phrase Travel Tuesday from Twitter, put down my books and talk about my own travels.

Henry B. Plant Museum

Destination: Tampa, Florida

Attraction: The Tampa Bay Hotel Continue reading Exotic Hotel For Travelers to Florida →