Flying is, in general, unpleasant — especially since September 11, 2001. While I by no means wish the TSA to disappear from security checkpoints, I find the entire process frustrating and possibly demeaning (if you have to go through those new body scanners). The actual flights aren’t much better. You’re crammed like a sardine next…
Tag: travel
The Joy of the Audio Book
I haven’t had much experience with long-distance car trips. I grew up relatively near most of my family, and plane trips made those trips even faster. After a stunningly difficult drive (at least for me) to and from Colorado last year, I decided that car trips just weren’t for me. Unlike Best Friend, I cannot…
“What are you growing here?”
Title: Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy Author: Frances Mayes Genre: Non-fiction, Travel Publication Date: 1997 Purchase Price: Around $11 (paperback) Misc. Info.: First in a series of books about Frances Mayes and Tuscany It was during a trip to the Czech Republic several years ago that I stumbled upon this book at…
“The love for life, my brother! Let it never be extinguished.”
Title: Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance Author: Garrison Keillor Genre: Humor Publication Date: September 2009 Purchase Price: $25.95 (hardback) Misc. Info.: Further tales from the lives of the citizens of Lake Wobegon. What starts out as a simple trip to Rome to honor a fallen soldier becomes something entirely different for Margie Krebsbach, fifty-three year-old English…