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I love to watch James Cagney and it was a pleasure to research his films (translation–sit on the couch and watch old movies).  Jane Boursaw added some really great movie clips to my post about Cagney films at Reel Life With Jane in my monthly Classic Connoisseur’s Guide to the Best Films and Stars. Hope you’ll take a look and let me know if you agree with my assessment of Jean Harlow in The Public Enemy.

Long ago I decided that the real money in travel writing probably goes to those who write books about How to Be a Travel Writer.  However, one book stands out as a helpful guide to people who seriously want to become travel writers. I read it when I started out, and it is still  around–now in its  7th edition.  I review the classic The Travel Writer’s Handbook: How to Write – and Sell – Your Own Travel Experiences at Absurd Reviews.

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After last weeks extravaganza of e-books (Did you check out the possibilities of Housesitting, or plan a trip to Cape Cod?) we’ll be back to print–going to Italy, China and France. And you won’t want to miss Travel Photo Thursday, when I share pictures of nine Greek Islands I visited on a sailing trip around the Cyclades.

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The Boar and the Butterfly

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An Earth Day Read

Destination: the World


Book: The Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands and Indigenous Peoples Meet (NEW April 2012) by Eugene Linden.

“Tourism’s hyperbole to the contrary, there are very few “timeless” places left on the planet.” Eugene Linden.

Surely anyone afflicted with an addiction to travel will envy  the itinerary of Eugene Linden‘s life. This is the sort of book that convinces people that travel writers lead glamorous and exciting lives. The important thing about Linden’s travel, though, is not the sheer joy of exploring far-flung places, but the intellectual journeys that motivated his jet-away life. Continue reading The Boar and the Butterfly →

Author Interview: Traveling Author of YA Novel Says, “Get Lost.” “Taste It.” “Smell It.”

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CULTURE TRAVEL TUESDAY

Destination: The Imagination


Book: Cloak, by James Gough (NEW YA Fantasy– 2012)

Interview by Jessica Voigts

Have you ever seen a rat on the subway–not a real rat, per se, but maybe a half-rat, half-human? Or have you been tended to by an owl doctor– not a doctor for owls, but a doctor that just might be an owl? Such is the world that author James Gough explores, in his new young adult novel, [amazon_link id=”059035342X” target=”_blank” ]Cloak[/amazon_link]. At once the story of Will Tuttle, his “allergies”, and his discovery of a new world – within a broader story of change, diversity, and culture, Cloak is a must-read. Continue reading Author Interview: Traveling Author of YA Novel Says, “Get Lost.” “Taste It.” “Smell It.” →