Associated Press: Travel Books As Gifts
Associated Press travel editor Beth Harpaz recently interviewed several travel experts, including Pauline Frommer and Don George, for holiday gift ideas for the traveler. Harpaz also checked in with...
View ArticleDestination of the Month: Paris
I have only been to Paris in the summer. When the Champs Elysees is crowded with tourists looking for a bit of shade for relief from a relentless sun. When you decide to save yourself from the metro...
View ArticleDestination of the Month: Myanmar (Burma)
I know where you’re going. Throughout these long winter months I’ve watched the travel shelves closely. It’s not hard to discern, from the ruffled maps of South America, from the gaping holes in the...
View ArticleHipsters, Bookstores, & a Ferris Wheel
I had just left the wood floors of Elliot Bay Bookstore and was walking down a rain-sparkled street to one of my favorite cafes, Bauhaus, already anticipating the dim corners and foggy windows that...
View ArticleHow to Choose a Travel Guide for Your Little Sister
I’m travelin’ home next week, back to the Midwest. My little sister has promised to pick me up from the Minneapolis airport and basically be my chauffeur for the week. In payment, I promised to bring...
View ArticleMidwest Migration
Some of the best destinations can be the last to come to mind when you think of vacation. For me, the Midwest is “home”: a nest of familiarity and comfort where I can regress into old habits while...
View ArticleFrom Poutine to Opera in Montreal
As we approached the restaurant outside Montreal’s Jardin Botanique, the unmistakable strains of an opera aria greeted us. We were exhausted after three days of trekking around the city and its parks,...
View ArticleOktoberfest: OR, It Could Be Wurst
The real live Oktoberfest wraps up in Munich this week, though if you’re planning on going we still have plenty of great books AND if you plan on bypassing the crowds and going to Munich after...
View ArticleYou, Too, Can Be On a Boat
According to the New York Times Sunday travel section, it’s the time to strike if you’re want to book a cruise. The deals are on now and what better way to see swaths of the world AND get away from it...
View ArticleOf tiny soaps and books
Let’s be honest: whether you’re chilling on a cruise ship, lying pool side in a tropical oasis, or hoofing it in the big city, whatever kind of vacation you prefer, your hotel room is your sanctuary....
View ArticleWhat’s New before the New Year
The holidays just blew through the store in a twinkling blur! Now I have to go back to eating grown up food and not dreaming about all the maps selling out and Oprah choosing a National Geographic map...
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