Now that I don't travel long term as much as I used to, the number of books I get a chance to read has greatly diminished. In years past, I would read at least 30 in a 12 month period. But given the fact that I didn't even write this post last year, I still wanted to challenge myself this year. … [Read more...] about What I Read in 2016
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The Best Travel Memoirs
In between your adventures, or even while you're on them, it's exciting to dive into a place through its words. A good book can transport you to a different time and place and make you better understand the author's experiences. If I had to pick a favorite genre of book, it would almost always … [Read more...] about The Best Travel Memoirs
Photos from the Morgan Library and Museum
Every trip to New York, I try to build in at least one day of exploring. I lost my day off this trip due to the snowstorm, but I woke up early before I flew home so that I could visit The Morgan Library & Museum, which I'd read about on my friend Christine's blog. After seeing the pictures, … [Read more...] about Photos from the Morgan Library and Museum
What I Read in 2013
I will admit that I came nowhere close to my reading goals for the year. If you follow me on Goodreads, you'll notice that my progress has been slow. I'm chalking this up to a few things, namely the fact that when I was traveling, I was often driving. My grand total was 17, down a fair bit from … [Read more...] about What I Read in 2013
What I Read in 2012
This time last year I was summarizing what I read in 2011, which appeared to be a fairly impressive list at 34 books. I can't say I was accomplished this year as I wasn't traveling full time and I was launching a new website. Most of the books I did read were on my trip to Portugal, Austria, and … [Read more...] about What I Read in 2012