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Letters to Zerky
I’ve done a lot of travel reading lately, but haven’t found anything exactly inspirational and personal at the same time. A lot of what I’ve read has been quite good, but just not exactly what I was looking for. And then I saw Letters to Zerky: A Father’s Legacy to a Lost Son and a […]
Cold Beer and Crocodiles
I knew that after reading Bill Bryson’s In a Sunburned Country, anything that followed most likely would be a let down. Nonetheless, I picked up Cold Beer and Crocodiles: A Bicycle Journey into Australia by Roff Smith. I was keen to to continue reading about traveling, particularly in advance of my trip to Australia, and […]
American Shaolin
Shortly after walking into the store I spotted a book called American Shaolin. What attracted my attention was a monk on the cover walking away with a Burger King bag held behind his back. Many of my friends will joke that the bag caught my attention, but my interest was piqued, and I knew I […]
In a Sunburned Country
When I planned my trip to Australia I was pretty much a newbie when it came to reading travel books. I was headed to my final of the seven continents, and already held a great appreciation for traveling, but hadn’t read much in the way of travel literature. I was hesitant to pick up a […]
Gorillas in the Mist
Before I travel, as I wrote previously, I like to get a bit of a perspective on a country. Normally I prefer to pick up a copy of a history book as I try to get a good feel of what a country has been through and how it’s developed. I gave it a bit […]
The National Parks
In the past year that I’ve had my annual National Park pass I’ve hit 24 national parks, monuments and historic sites. Some I’ve spent quite a bit of time exploring, and others have been mere afternoon stops on my way to something else. But the one thing that they all have in common is that […]
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