I recently purchased, with my girlfriend Amy, the National Geographic sixth edition Guide to National Parks of the United States. I thought it’d be a great companion for the American the Beautiful annual National Parks pass I planned on purchasing this year. There are just so many national parks I plan on visiting this year that […]
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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
I’m beginning to believe that it’s just not possible for me to be a fan of Paul Theroux. I’ve now read three of his books and have only enjoyed one, and that one only mildly. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is the third book of his I’ve read, and it comes on the tails […]
I’m a Stranger Here Myself
I read my first Bill Bryson book about 16 months ago before I took my vacation to Australia and New Zealand. In a Sunburned Country seemed like the perfect book to read before heading downunder, and it came highly recommended to me by several friends. Since then I have not had an opportunity to pick […]
The Great Railway Bazaar
Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia has been said to be, by some, the quintessential travel novel. If ever there were one travel book to read, this is supposed to be the one. So, on the heals of the release of Theroux’s Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks […]
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