Category Archives: Travel

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The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi – Richard Grant

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I admit that I have never been to Natchez, Mississippi, but it seems to be a town full of contradictions. British travel writer Richard Grant accentuates this superbly as he relays his accounts and interviews with … Continue reading

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Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up: A Camino de Santiago journey – Cathay O. Reta

(reviewed by JD Jung) “There is something mystical, magical about the Camino…I’m seeing a profound connection between the body, the mind and the heart. I’m finding a deep shaking as they join forces and get on the same page.” Newly … Continue reading

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Adventure by Chicken Bus: An Unschooling Odyssey through Central America – Janet LoSole

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Adventure by Chicken Bus is a travelogue written about a family who sold everything and went on a road trip through Central America between 2005- 2007. Janet and Lloyd have a plan, and they take their … Continue reading

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Toubab Tales: The Joys and Trials of Expat Life in Africa – Rob Baker

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “I wouldn’t have missed my time in Mali for all the tea in the world.” “Thinking of the three cups of tea: bitter as death, pleasant as life and sweet as love, makes me realize … Continue reading

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Dance with the Clouds: Backpacking the World That Was – Carl B. Yong

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Dance with the Clouds by Carl B. Yong was a very enjoyable read and kept my interest from the first page to the last. The book chronicles Yong’s around- the- world backpacking journey in the … Continue reading

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Exposed in Edinburgh: The House Sitters Cozy Mysteries – Scarlett Moss

(Reviewed by Don Jung) This is a delightful mystery of two Texans going to housesit in Edinburgh, Scotland, and discovering the cultural heritage of a faraway distant land. Alen is a sheriff and his wife Joan, a 911 dispatcher who … Continue reading

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Are We French Yet? Keith & Val’s Adventures in Provence – Keith Van Sickle

(Reviewed by Don Jung) What would happen if you decided to divide your family life between two countries and live six months of the year in each place? Well, that’s what author Keith Van Sickle has done as he tells … Continue reading

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Songs to New York – Myrtle Brooks

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff)     “Does she live in the subway?” “Non,  non, mon fils. She rented an apartment across from the park because the Washington Square Arch reminds her of L’Arc de Triomphe.”           … Continue reading

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Hemingway’s Havana: A Reflection of the Writer’s Life in Cuba – Robert Wheeler

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “So much of Havana, and Cuba, centers on the sea, and in this beautiful but merciless sea lies a part of Hemingway’s spirit and a vast part of his literary genius.” The sea, along with Cuba’s … Continue reading

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The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations – Jaime Kurtz

(Reviewed by JD Jung) What is happy travel? According to Jaime Kurtz, an Associate Professor of Psychology at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, it is “travel that is pleasurable, meaningful, and engaging. “ Sounds nice, but there can be … Continue reading

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