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Category Archives: Travel Writing
Travel Books of the Year
The New York Times has released its “Books of the Year” List. The Travel list is diverse and well-chosen:
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Travel By Design
Many thanks to reader Ed Moss for the link to this terrific travel ephemera site. David Levine’s online gallery of 1920s, 30s and 40s travel related ephemera has preserved hundreds of fragile travel brochures, advertisements, maps, time-tables, tickets and various … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing
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Maps A la Carte
I was pleased to see a brief story about travel friend Andrew Owen’s A la Carte Maps project on the New York Times Intransit Blog and in Sunday’s NY Times travel section. Although they only cover ten cities, A la … Continue reading
Will You Help A Brother (Therapist) Out?
Please check out this post from the innovative travel psychologist and travel writer Dr. Michael Brein and then support his new project on Kickstarter. THE TRAVEL PSYCHOLOGIST E-BOOK SERIES You wouldn’t believe the incredible stories people have told me about … Continue reading
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Join the Slow Travel Movement
Thanks to Jools Stone from He Thought of Trains blog for this discovery: The Slow Travel Website, the brainstorm of web designer Pauline Kenny and her husband, software developer Steve Cohen, is the information source for people interested in traveling … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, France, Italy, Slow Travel, Switzerland
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Travel Lit Bestseller List
The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List For the eight-week period ending July 27, 2010, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide. 1. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99, 9780767902526 2. Every Day in Tuscany Frances … Continue reading
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The Philosophy of Timing &…
The following post is by Meg Pier and is from her site View From The Pier. Meg is an award-winning travel writer, photographer, regular contributor to The Boston Globe travel section, and the author of A Vision for Today. The … Continue reading
Have Travel Dreams ?
Post from Michaela Potter at briefcasetobackpack.com “Meet, Plan, Go!” A Nationwide Event to Help People Realize Their Travel Dreams On September 14, 2010, Briefcase to Backpack and Three Month Visa will be hosting Meet, Plan, Go! a free, nationwide event … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism
The following post was written by Larry Portzline, author of Bookstore Tourism: The Book Addict’s Guide To Planning & Promoting Bookstore Road Trips for Bibliophiles & Other Bookshop Junkies. My goal when I started the Bookstore Tourism “movement” was to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookshops, Bookstores
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