Last month my husband and I traveled to Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Instead of writing book reviews, which I’m not really feeling at the moment, I thought I’d share our trip instead (this also gives me an opportunity to weed through our many photos).… Continue Reading “Our Travels in South America”
On our trip to London and Spain we saw a lot of cool things, especially in the areas of art, architecture, history, and wine. But here’s the bookish side of our travels: Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, is clearly Spain’s favorite literary… Continue Reading “Our bookish travels through Spain and the UK”
Wanted to share a bit about our vacation in Hawaii. I feel a little guilty posting this, since you didn’t get to go. But Hawaii is one of the most beautiful and interesting places on earth. If you think Hawaii is just about beaches and… Continue Reading “Our trip to Hawaii: what I did on my summer vacation”
Just as with One Day, Nicholls surprised me. This book was so much more than I expected, even though Nicholls tells you in the first couple of pages exactly what it’s about. Us is the story of Douglas, in his fifties, whose wife wakes… Continue Reading “Us by David Nicholls”
For some reason I always get “bloggers’ block” when I get home from a vacation. Why is that? I have no idea. I’m great about setting up posts while I’m away, and then I figure I’ll just pick back up once I get home.… Continue Reading “Back from Quebec: My Summer Vacation”
It’s Monday, and here’s what I’m thinking about – VACATION! Our months-of-planning trip to Italy happens this Thursday. Mentally, everything else is taking a back seat. Our weekend was filled with must-dos, from confirming with the cat-sitter to making last minute itinerary changes. My… Continue Reading “Counting down to vacation — what books should I bring?”
Greetings from Budapest! It’s hard to believe our two week vacation will be drawing to a close in a few days. It’s been an exhausting and enriching experience. We’ve explored three major European cities in the last nine days, each with its own language,… Continue Reading “Notes from Eastern Europe”
Woo hoo! In three days I’ll be on vacation! The husband and I are taking a LONG awaited and much-needed two week trip to Eastern Europe. We’re seeing Prague, Krakow, Budapest and Slovenia. I hope to soak up a lot of history and culture… Continue Reading “What Do You Read When You’re Traveling?”
This weekend I was in the great state of Wisconsin and I wanted to highlight two of the bookstores I visited. One of my favorite used bookstores is in the Milwaukee International Airport, called Renaissance Books. I LOVE the idea of a used bookstore… Continue Reading “Traveling Bookstore Review: Wisconsin”
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