Tips & Reviews
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The Venetian Empire – by Jan Morris
The Venetian Empire by Jan Morris Reviewed by Rick Price, Ph.D. Reading for your Greece, Bike, Walk, and Cruise Trip I enjoy popular history books by good travel writers and Jan Morris qualifies. His short paperback volume on the Venetian… Read full article
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Atheneum, 1969) Moment of War: A Memoir of the Spanish Civil War by Laurie Lee (New Press, Reprint Edition, 1994)… Read full article
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Off the Road: A Modern Day Walk Down the Pilgrim’s Route into Spain by Jack Hitt
Off the Road: A Modern Day Walk Down the Pilgrim’s Route into Spain by Jack Hitt Off the Road is often called "irreverent" as Hitt makes fun of himself and others as pilgrims. Yet most of the pilgrims he meets… Read full article
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Pride of Carthage, A Novel of Hannibal by David Anthony Durham
Pride of Carthage, A Novel of Hannibal by David Anthony Durham Public policy generally changes slowly and reluctantly. Major changes, however, often occur in response to sudden catastrophic or cataclysmic events that act as catalysts for change. You needn’t search… Read full article
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Daily Bicycle Maintenance: Paying Attention to Your Bike
Daily Bicycle Maintenance: Paying Attention to Your Bike by Rich Young, ExperiencePlus! Tech Guy One of the best things about bikes is their elegant simplicity. But when it comes to keeping your bike running smoothly, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.… Read full article
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Schwinn Bicycles, by Jay Pridmore and Jim Hurd
John Wayne, Harley Davidson, Peanuts, McDonald’s, Route 66, James Dean, Babe Ruth, Ford, and many, many more, including, last but not least, “Schwinn Built” bicycles make up a list of indisputable cultural icons that help to define this country. But… Read full article
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Pelle the Conqueror/ Smilla’s Sense of Snow/ Babette’s Feast
Pelle the Conqueror/ Smilla’s Sense of Snow/Babette’s Feast Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Anderson Nexö (Fjord Press, first printed 1906) Smilla’s Sense of Snowby Peter Hoeg (Delta; Reprint edition) Babette’s Feast by Baronness Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen… Read full article
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Tour Leader Cristina Taioli publishes her travel essay: “Una Romagnola sul Kilimangiaro”
Tour Leader Cristina Taioli publishes her travel essay: "Una Romagnola sul Kilimangiaro" Most ExperiencePlus! tour leaders work only part time for us. When they are not leading tours they are traveling the world to expand their own horizons. In 2004… Read full article
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The Race
by David Shields – reviewed by Rick Price I think I reached chapter seven before I realized that I was reading a novel, and not a biography of a Tour de France racer. I picked up Dave Shields’ book, The… Read full article