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WHAT the Wild Things Are: Kids Books Help with Hikes

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FAMILY TRAVEL

By Jennifer Close

Destination: Colorado

 

Hiking kids
Kids take to the wild world.

Books: I Can Go Hiking by Edana Eckart; Wild Tracks! by Jim Arnosky; and Birds of Colorado Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

With our move from the humidity of Florida to the cooler mountains of Colorado, we have a new-found love for hiking as a family. Unfortunately, we have also discovered that taking a few nature walks does not make a family of hikers. There are so many things to think about if you are going to hike with your family. Continue reading WHAT the Wild Things Are: Kids Books Help with Hikes →

Longest Dog Walk Ever: The Appalachian Trail

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Pet Travel Thursday

Destination: The Appalachian Trail, Northeast United States Book: The Things You Find on the Appalachian Trail: A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog (2010) by Kevin Runolfson

By Pamela Douglas Webster

Appalachian Trail Sign
Appalachian Trail Sign

In 2001, Kevin Runolfson took his dog for a walk. He finished it six months later, with his new girlfriend, after traveling more than 2100 miles through 14 states. Continue reading Longest Dog Walk Ever: The Appalachian Trail →

A Walk in Palestine Is an Adventure

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Adventure Travel Week

Palestine countryside near Sebastia
Near Sebastia, Palestine–Almond trees

Destination: Palestine

Book: Walking Palestine: 25 Journeys into the West Bank by Stefan SzepesiWalking Palestine book cover

What do you really know about Palestine?  I’m betting for most of us that’s not much beyond the headlines of conflict over borders with Israel.  In this ‘year of the Arab Spring,’ I wrote a series of reviews of books about Arab countries in the Mid-East and in northern Africa, which started with the linked article. I never happened upon just the right book for Palestine. Belatedly, I’m remedying that oversight with a book about a different kind of walking tour. Continue reading A Walk in Palestine Is an Adventure →