Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got transporting priceless art, the Algonquin Round Table, unique apartment buildings, Miss Jean Brodie, handmade books, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got transporting priceless art, the Algonquin Round Table, unique apartment buildings, Miss Jean Brodie, handmade books, and more. {more}
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Brazil! |
Come with us as we enjoy a nice samba on the white sand beach. 11 October 2024 |
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Saudi Arabia! |
Join us for a walk in the shifting sands of the desert. 27 September 2024 |
Join us for a stroll through the cemetery. It's just a museum — in the form of a peaceful park — filled with stories of the lives people lived, the monuments that honor them, and the living who pay their respects. {more}
— Helen Exley
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Halloween movie locations, manor house paintings, Día de los Muertos, a new Bram Stoker story, a library dungeon, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got funny (wrong) Jane Eyre quotes, a spy-inspired Europe trip, Notre Dame's restoration, Holbein's spooky engravings, and more. {more}
To-do list for a fantastic trip to Brazil: Sip a caipirinha. Sunbathe at Copacabana Beach. Take a big bite of feijoada. Dance the samba. Splash in a waterfall at Jalapão State Park. Shake a tail feather at Carnaval. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the world's hazelnut capital, an absinthe crime story, noteworthy books for October, creative note-taking, seahorses, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a reading list for people who love lists, what we can learn from D&D, a perfect weekend in Venice, cute Euro towns, and more.
Saudi Arabia inarguably has a troubling track record on human rights. In the last few years, its Prime Minister backed a vision with fewer restrictions and big plans for tourism. Will old ways or new ideas prevail?
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the Wuthering Heights debacle, autumn quotes, a sausage-loving dog, a Wes Anderson show in London, Slovenian food, and more.
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