Our Travels and Adventures
I always wanted to be Indiana Jones. The adventure, the danger, the glory…it captivated me as a child and it still finds its way into my dreams now and again. So many books out there are adventures or tales of…
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It’s been awhile since I finished reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. There are so many things in this memoir that I found interesting, but one stuck out and has been on my mind for a few days. Toward…
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I brought this book along on our recent trip to Cozumel hoping I could get some reading done on the beach. I had figured it would be light and fun, perhaps reminiscent of it’s predecessor, Eat, Pray Love. Well, that…
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An enduring tale of love, beauty and passion intermingled with murder and treachery. Set in both 17th Century and modern day Venice, the story follows Leonora after a bitter lost love. She has moved to Venice to begin again and…
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I’ve watched the movie Eat, Pray, Love dozens of times. I have lost myself in Julia Robert’s spaghetti slurping and Balinese bike riding so many times that it has become engrained into my mind. I’ve thought about reading the book…
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It was the cover of this book that grabbed my attention: brightly colored houses climbing the cliffs in a small town in the Cinque Terre. The cover photo is actually of Manarola and I’d seen it before. While the cover…
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Sitting on the airplane bound for Charleston, I cracked open a new copy of The Alchemist. A story about a personal journey, this book has resonated with me for a few years. I read it in the early stages of…
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Marie Kondo’s book has been following me around for about a month now. I saw it at Barnes and Noble, it came up as recommended by Amazon and a blogger I like raved about it. When something brings itself into…
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