I tend to find myself in a bookstore for a randomly justified reason. I really have no good reason to head in, as though I’m out of books to read, but I somehow make up a reason and go in there and buy something I don’t really need. I did this a few months ago […]
Tag Archives: Round the World
The Travel Book
I have a couple of destinations planned for 2011, but I’m by no means close to being done. I still have a good chunk of vacation time from work available, and I’m trying to decide where I want to go next. I have more than a few ideas, which is a problem I’m happy to […]
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 […]
360 Degrees Longitude
I like to take books on vacations that I think with both last me the whole trip and also be possible to finish in the time that I’m gone. It’s a delicate balance to strike as it’s difficult to tell exactly how long it’ll take you to read a book before you even pick it […]
Around the World in 80 Days
I was walking through the book store the other day trying to kill some time. I had no where particular to be so I figured I’d go there and wander through the stacks for a while. This is something I enjoy doing from time-to-time, always hoping that I won’t buy anything but instead just wander […]
The Chicago of Europe
It is no secret that I’m not a fan of Mark Twain’s work. I have not attempted to conceal this in any way, and actually have been rather up front about it. So, when I was offered a copy of a compliation of some of Twain’s writing, I made darn sure the publisher knew that […]
Jason's Travels 