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Medieval AdventureTravel Comes With Breathtaking Adventure

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Book Cover: Hawk Quest
Destination: 11th Century Europe

Book: Hawk Quest by Robert Lyndon (NEW April, 2013)

Talk about adventure travel!  Robert Lyndon’s  book of  adventure  travel in the Middle Ages will have you holding your breath as you flip through the pages. I found myself diving headlong into the adventures of French mercenary, Vallon, as he roamed  through Medieval England, Scotland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Russia to Greece to Anatolia (modern Turkey) surviving one hair-raising adventure after another.  And to add to my awe, this is a first novel, although Lyndon is an experienced non-fiction writer. Continue reading Medieval AdventureTravel Comes With Breathtaking Adventure →

Forbidden Romance for Medieval Queen

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Be My Valentine Week

Book Cover
Destination: England (Middle Ages)

Book: Shadow on the Crown by Patricia Bracewell (NEW Febraury 2013)

 

Bodiam Castle, England
Bodiam is a medieval castle beside the River Rother in East Sussex in the south east of England. It is just south of the Kent/Sussex border. Photo by Phillip Capper.

How appropriate it is that the publisher, Viking, should market Shadow on the Crown, set in the days when Vikings raided the English coast and Normans made uneasy treaties with the Danes to keep their coasts safe along the “Narrow Sea” — the English Channel. Continue reading Forbidden Romance for Medieval Queen →

William the Conqueror and Me in Bayeux

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FRANCE ON FRIDAY

My friend Donna, whose blog My Itchy Travel Feet talks about Baby Boomer adventure travel,  hosts my description of a visit to Bayeux, France. I am sharing some pictures here, but see the article for more details. Continue reading William the Conqueror and Me in Bayeux →