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Cook Books Take You South and Southwest

I like a cookbook that reads like a book–not an instruction manual.  For a cookbook with personality, read  The Sweet Life in Paris. When good writing accompanies recipes that make you want to start cooking NOW, you’ve got a winner. If you want to read a food blog with real personality, I recommend Peggy Bourjaily’s Almost Slow Food.

And if a cookbook explores a region in depth like the Dordogne, then you have the best of all worlds, a travel cookbook. Continue reading Cook Books Take You South and Southwest

Author Interview: Susan Van Allen in Italy

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Destination: Italy

Book: 100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go, by Susan Van Allen (NEW 2010)

Traveler’s Tales, the publisher, offered me this book and I do love Italy, and Indie Travel Podcast said they would like a review, so I read it–I mean really read it, because it was so well written and packed with such good tips about Italy. And bonus points to the author for including suggestions for books in every section PLUS interviews with four women who have written about Italy. And get this! Susan Van Allen’s new travel adventure guide, 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, is now available as an iPhone app from the iTunes app store for $5.99. Continue reading Author Interview: Susan Van Allen in Italy

Road Trip to Alabama Revisits Past

The Great American Road Trip

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Destination: Alabama

Book: Gods in Alabama (2005) by Joshilyn Jackson

There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel’s high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus. Continue reading Road Trip to Alabama Revisits Past