Travel to learn. Learn to travel.
Travel books take my imagination on a thrilling journey, to places I want to visit, to places I´ve been, and even to places that may or may not exist. And sometimes, a travel writer even recommends you go nowhere.
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Tromp, swish, rinse, squeeze. I learned the laundry dance in a Malaysian bathtub. When you’re traveling, getting your clothes clean often requires a different skill set than at home.
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To visit or not to visit? That question tormented me before and after arriving in Verona. Juliet’s House, with its fake balcony and bronze breast, is an admitted tourist trap.
Dear Juliet: Wherefore all the hoopla in Verona? Read more
Telling stories, hearing stories, writing stories: I love it all, especially when they take us beyond home, in imagination or reality. And what better than travel books or any genre that inspires travel?
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