Archive for the ‘Travel Perspectives’ Category
Travel the world with these novels
If you like both reading and travel, then you’ll love this list I just came across of “100 novels that let you travel the world without leaving home.”
Great train journeys
Train journeys are one of the great ways to travel. National Geographic Traveler recently published lists of their favorite train journeys in Europe and North America, and there are some wonderful selections to consider for your next adventure.
Travel destinations to enjoy with your kids
If you have children, you might enjoy this recent article based on the book “500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up.” The book covers travel spots around the globe, while this smaller piece focuses just on the United States. But there is no shortage of ideas, from volcanoes in Hawaii to mountain drives in Colorado, and from a natural history museum to a sports hall of fame.
Three months in India for a family of four
India for three months: with two young sons, aged eight and six. Are you up for it? Michael Booth and his wife were. And, in an enlightening article for the London Times, he explained how this trip was a life-changing adventure for his family.
Transformational trips
You have the time. You have the money. And you want to do something different: take a trip that will transform your life. Or at least give you the sense that you’ve had a life-changing adventure. Travel & Leisure and MSNBC recently published a story about what they called midlife crisis trips, but the journeys [...]
Great American road trip adventures
Americans love road trips. They love taking them and they often enjoy reading about them, as well. But what are the best U.S. road trip books ever written? Smithsonian magazine took a stab at that question and came up with a list of 11 titles, which are featured in a recent article. Here is an [...]
A love affair with France and French cuisine
Maybe you’ve seen the movie Julie and Julia, or have even actually tried Mastering the Art of French Cooking. But have you ever considered moving to France in order to learn how to cook French cuisine? Lynda Balslev did just that one day, in search of adventure and on an unexplainable whim. And so began what [...]
Using travel to develop character in your children
Traveling with children. It’s a nightmare scenario for some people, but for many others it’s a not-to-be-missed family activity and an indispensable tool for teaching children about life in the world. Rachel Denning just wrote a great article for Boots ‘n All about this topic.
It’s long been thought of as an activity that can’t be [...]
Fascinating local markets around the world
I love to wander through local markets in different countries. I enjoy the colors and smells and sounds, but most of all the window they provide into a different culture. The foods people eat, the products they shop for, the clothing they wear, the way they haggle (or don’t haggle) over prices. So I loved [...]
On the American road with Paul Theroux
Are you a fan of the American travel writer Paul Theroux? Do you like road trips? Then you may appreciate this article from Smithsonian Magazine, written by Theroux and titled “Taking the Great American Road Trip.” Theroux writes about taking a cross-country road trip recently for the first time in his life, which is somewhat surprising for [...]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travelers
Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll have been on the road for quite a while now. It’s been well over two years since they left their jobs to travel the world, take photographs and write about their experiences, which they do very well on their blog Uncornered Market. It stands to reason that they would have [...]
‘Stop consuming things and start experiencing life’
That’s a philosophy that John Bardos tries to take to heart and live by. There are a lot of people out there who have taken the risk to travel, to make a career break, or to live a so-called unconventional life. John is one of them. He runs a blog called Jet Set Citizen, about [...]
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