Book Review: Braving It
Reading this father/daughter memoir brought back so many memories for me of my short stint living in Alaska. I was nowhere near the remote wilderness that these two were, […]
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Terezin Concentration Camp
I wore a long wool coat, Ugg boots, gloves, and a hat. And I was freezing. The wind cut across my face and I could feel the cold through my […]
Books That Made Me Wanna Fly
Though only one of these is an actual travel memoir, all three made me want to jump on a plane and experience the places mentioned. If you’re an armchair traveler, […]
Roadfood & The Floridian
As soon as I received my copy of Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern, I knew I had a dilemma: should I keep the book in my car, or in […]
The Hiding Place in Haarlem
If you like reading books about the Holocaust, Corrie ten Boom’s tale of her family’s role in the Dutch Resistance should definitely be added to your reading list. The Hiding […]
Take a Trip with Andrew McCarthy (from the comfort of your chair)
In 2010, the Society of American Travel Writers named former Brat-Packer Andrew McCarthy their Travel Journalist of the Year. Who knew? Apparently McCarthy ventured away from Hollywood and out into […]
WWSKD?
It’s been a long time since I read a Stephen King novel. But when my mother brought 11/22/63 along on a recent road trip and kept stealing moments to read […]
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