Stumbling Blocks of Rome
By Douglas Weissman To Romans, Italy’s capital is a fast-paced metropolis of modern culture supported by millennia of tradition. To tourists, Rome embodies the epitome of European heritage captured…
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Jaclyn Tilks
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Kafka in China
By Ted O’Connell It’s one thing to travel to the Russian countryside and recall some brilliant Tolstoy scene, or to duck into a flower shop in London and suddenly think…
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Tschiffely’s Epic Ride: Part of the Yin & Yang of Travel Series
by Mark D. Walker Tschiffely’s Ride tells the story of one of the greatest horse rides of all time. A.F. Tschiffely’s 10,000- mile journey through Latin America over a…
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The Wild Coast of Marseille
By Angus Cunningham On a discreet mountain edge overlooking the village of Morgiou, I thought I’d found the perfect spot to bivouac, but things quickly went downhill from there on.…
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Highgate Village and the Beauty of a Great Cemetery
By Kristy Taylor About a year ago, I got a phone call early one Friday morning. It was one of my sisters calling to say my oldest sister was in…
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The Steinbeck Connection
By Julie Dalrymple The weather report for England showed two weeks of continuous rain – fitting weather for a literary pilgrimage to England – dark, stormy and dramatic. I was…
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In the Wakes of Magellan and Darwin
By Suzanne Adam Our first night out to sea, standing on the deck, I feel the presence of Ferdinand Magellan. Sturdy hands on the railing of his ship Trinidad, the…
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Shark Fishing with Hemingway in the Florida Keys: An Ode to My Daughter
By J. Rainey Page It was time to take our eldest daughter to college. She chose a school over 1,000 miles away. We were sad and surprised that she was…
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A Gatsby Inspired Stay at Oheka Castle
By Stephanie N. Ambarsumyan Entering and Leaving the 20’s. On New Year’s Eve, I anticipated the imminent spectacle of the New York City ball drop in the time capsule…
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Literary Traveler’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Shopping during a Pandemic
By Jaclyn Tilks Holiday shopping can be stressful enough, but adding a pandemic into the mix adds a whole new level of detail to consider. Longer shipping times, shortages and…
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