Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got airport therapy animals, a Van Gogh Airbnb, surreal trash art, dreamy Regency-era ballgowns, Maine's Train Film Fest, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got airport therapy animals, a Van Gogh Airbnb, surreal trash art, dreamy Regency-era ballgowns, Maine's Train Film Fest, and more. {more}
We end season six walking down a rainy street with a delicious cup of joe.
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Cemetery! |
Walk with us to the last stop. 25 October 2024 |
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Brazil! |
Come with us as we enjoy a nice samba on the white sand beach. 11 October 2024 |
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a new bio of Anne Frank, Antoni Gaudí's sainthood, a painting by Emily Brontë, a real-life 'Night at the Museum,' and more. {more}
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Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got an interview with Emma Donoghue, the story of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, iconic hotels, books set on the sea, pajamas, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Norwegian Easter crime, Prague's poetry jukebox, swimsuit history, the British Book Awards, interpreting Snow White, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Jane Austen celebrations, dinner party murders, US historic mansions, ancient ruins, literary wedding dress drama, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 'The Mirror & The Light' interviews, afternoon tea and tours at the Bodleian Library, Darcy's legacy, rare flowers, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 10 noteworthy books for March, Windsor Castle paintings, how we've misread The Great Gatsby, a love letter to radio, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the golden age of train travel, the history of library ladders, letters from Edward Gorey, the Voynich Manuscript, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 2025's Seven Wonders of the World, why to read Shakespeare, the joy of revisiting destinations, an inspiring comic, and more.
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