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Tag: Books

Books, Magazines & MoviesChicagoMuseums

American Writers Museum Celebrates Words–of All Kinds!

July 11, 2021 Books, Chicago, history, museum Comments are off
American Writers Museum, Chicago

When the American Writers Museum opened in Chicago in 2017, I wondered, “What took so long?” The only museum that is dedicated to American writers–a category that is expansive–it’s puzzling to think that someone didn’t come up with the...

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Books, Magazines & Movies

Anthony Bourdain’s “World Travel” Will Make You Miss Him Even More…

June 27, 2021 Books, U.S. Destinations, Worldwide Destinations Comments are off
Anthony Bourdain's "World Travel" Will Make You Miss Him Even More (Photo: Facebook)

How fitting that Anthony Bourdain’s final book is actually titled “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide.” Isn’t that just like him?!? Unabashedly insolent, even from the grave. I guarantee that “World Travel” will make you miss him even more. Just...

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Books, Magazines & Movies

Read Your Way Around the World: Books as Passports

April 26, 2020 Books Comments are off
Read your way around the world! Go anywhere, anytime...bon voyage!

Read your way around the world…whenever we can’t go where we want, for whatever the reason, we’re only a book away from getting there in our minds. If you love travel, you know the need for curiosity and the...

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Books, Magazines & MoviesBudget TravelThoughts on Travel

“Ten Years a Nomad” Shares the Wisdom of a Weary Traveler

September 1, 2019 Books, budget travel Comments are off
Whether you've ever dreamed of traveling full-time, or not, you'll enjoy the lessons in "Ten Years a Nomad" by Matthew Kepnes.

Spoiler alert: Matthew Kepnes, author of Ten Years a Nomad, doesn’t give up traveling. But he does burn out. And he does come to realize the price that being a constant wayfarer is high. Then again, so is the...

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FoodWorldwide Destinations

Maria Grammatico: The Queen of Sicilian Pastries…and Me

November 21, 2018 Books, Europe, Food, Italy, Worldwide Destinations Comments are off
Maria Grammatico is the perfect role model: from orphan to pastry chef!

Maria Grammatico tried to teach me the delicate art of making pastries. Beautiful masterpieces, with names like “Sighs and Desires” and “Almond Pillows” and the awkward “Nuns’ Breasts.” But she didn’t learn to make dolci (Italian for “sweets”) because she...

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Books, Magazines & Movies

Non-Guidebooks for Travelers

November 11, 2018 Books, World Views Comments are off
Non-guidebooks for travelers can inspire and inform!

Looking for a book to give your favorite traveler? Or for yourself? Go beyond the predictable Travel Section at your bookstore: “Non-guidebooks” offer insights and information that will inspire the globetrotters on your list. What are Non-guidebooks? They’re books...

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Books, Magazines & MoviesCruises

“Cruise Confidential”…An American Crew Member Tells All!

September 16, 2018 Books, cruise Comments are off
Cruise Confidential is a tell-all book by Brian David Bruns, the only American who survived his entire Carnival contract.

Ever wonder what it’s really like to work on a cruise ship? Then Cruise Confidential is for you! Brian David Bruns was the only American in the history of Carnival Cruise Line to survive a full contract. And he...

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Books, Magazines & MoviesSolo TravelThoughts on Travel

Talk to Strangers? Absolutely! Everywhere We Go!

May 6, 2018 Books, solo travel, Travel tips Comments are off
Talk to strangers? YES! It will make your travels more interesting and memorable.

“Never talk to strangers.” We all heard that from our mothers. Then we probably cautioned our own children to do the same. For many of us, it morphed into a lifelong habit. Sadly, our fear of Stranger Danger is keeping...

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Books, Magazines & MoviesHow-ToQuotesTravel Tips

Create Your Future–How YOU Can Make It the Best!

December 27, 2017 Books, budget travel, Travel Planning, Travel tips 2 Comments

Can you really create your future? I believe so! We can simply wish to travel or we can make a plan that will–literally–deliver us to our destination. In order to create your future, you’ll need to put in some...

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Books, Magazines & MoviesQuotes

Bill Bryson Writes the Best Travel Memoirs

August 23, 2017 Books, inspiration, Quotes 2 Comments
In Turkey, people use "evil eye" ornaments to protect themselves against harm. (Photo by Suzanne Ball. All rights reserved.)

If you haven’t read Bill Bryson, as soon as you finish this, go find one of his many marvelous travel books. His style is remarkable, so easy to read, yet he manages to slip in facts and history without...

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Worth 1,000 Words…

A labyrinth can reset our mind and intention. Can we do the same with how we travel? (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
Flower Vendor at sSeattle Pike Place Market
Seattle’s Pike Place Market is one of the nation’s treasures. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
The World's Largest Rocking Chair in Casey, Illinois.
Going to Seattle? Of course you'll want to visit the Space Needle. Fresh from a renovation, here's what to know!
"Becoming Human" by Christian Ristow welcomes you to Meow Wolf.The flower-sniffing robot is 30 feet tell. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
A "young man" of 70+ years leads the band in Santa Clara. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
Sandia Peak Tram was a challenge to build.
After your selfie at The Bean, visit one of the Chicago food halls!
The passage to the stadium was once covered entirely by a stone arch roof. Today, only one section remains. It's easy to imagine how athletes felt as they ran down the narrow entry into the stadium
The wooden roof is what burned on 15 April 2019, taking the spire with it. When it was built, Notre Dame Cathedral required 52 acres of forest to complete the roof.
Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM: The Mysterious and Miraculous Staircase
Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times..
Solo travel doesn't really have many downsides
Unclaimed Baggage Center is easy to find in Scottsboro, AL.
Milwaukee Art Museum: Architect Santiago Calatrava designed MOM to resemble a ship. Given its location on the Lake Michigan waterfront, his idea was brilliant. (Photo credit: Suzanne Ball. All rights reserved.)
Peace solo travel by eating at a nice restaurant
Rome-Colosseum
U.S. Destinations-Seattle-Pike Place
Window shopping in Florence: Silk ties
The Acropolis in Athens awaits!
Craving Europe? There are some surprising European destinations in the US!

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