Tasty Travel Destination: Philadelphia, PA Food Book: Philadelphia Chef’s Table : Extraordinary Recipes from the City of Brotherly Love (2012) by April White By Brette Sember Philadelphia conjures... Read more »
A Foodie Journey Through Philadelphia
Date: May 3rd, 2013 @ 09:00
Hard Boiled Mystery Book With a Twist
Date: May 1st, 2013 @ 09:00
Destination: Tucson Book: Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman (NEW March 2013) NOTE: YOU CAN WIN THIS BOOK–See Bottom of Article. This exciting new mystery book features a hard-boiled detective.... Read more »
What’s wrong with the airlines’ p…
Date: May 1st, 2013 @ 00:35
Since at least 2010, airlines have been contemplating replacing publicly-disclosed tariffs of airfares applicable equally to all passengers (as is required by current laws, although airlines seem to have... Read more »
March of Women: Books that Feature Strong Fem…
Date: April 30th, 2013 @ 13:00
You may have missed some of the wonderful books that I talked about in March this year, so I wanted to remind you of the March of Women–a concentration on books featuring women characters. Every... Read more »
The Amazing Race 22, Episode 9
Date: April 29th, 2013 @ 03:59
Berlin (Germany) - Edinburgh, Scotland (U.K.) This week The Amazing Race 22 went to Scotland, where the racers spent their time visiting castles, interacting with actors playing characters from Scotland's... Read more »
Medieval AdventureTravel Comes With Breathtak…
Date: April 26th, 2013 @ 09:00
Destination: 11th Century Europe Book: Hawk Quest by Robert Lyndon (NEW April, 2013) Talk about adventure travel! Robert Lyndon’s book of adventure travel in the Middle Ages will have you... Read more »
Bad DHS idea of the day: Fees for crossing th…
Date: April 25th, 2013 @ 10:00
As part of its latest budget request, the US Department of Homeland Security has asked Congress to fund a study of the "feasibility" of charging "user fees" for the cost of "security screening" for people... Read more »
Travel Photo Thursday: Cactus Flowers
Date: April 25th, 2013 @ 00:00
Some unusual flowers appear in the landscaping of my Tucson neighborhood in the Spring. Time to break out the traveler’s favorite companion, a cactus flower identification book. Here are a few of... Read more »
European parliamentarians question surveillan…
Date: April 24th, 2013 @ 23:42
Today in Brussels the "LIBE" (civil liberties) committee of the European Parliament decisively rejected a proposal backed by European police and some European national governments (and heavily lobbied... Read more »
Visiting the Shire: Hobbit Movie Home in New …
Date: April 24th, 2013 @ 09:00
Cultural Travel By Jessie Voigts Destination: New Zealand Movie: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Hobbit movie set you can visit in New Zealand. Photo by Ian Brodie. Last summer, my students and I read... Read more »