I had never heard of Digging to America, but my work colleague had a few she had let someone else borrow so I snagged the pile when they were returned. This one didn't seem nearly as interesting-- in summary or cover illustration-- as the other ones I grabbed, but, of course, ended up being the …
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Literary Travels: Long Way Round
I bought the book Long Way Round by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman just before Christmas so I could read about their adventures before adding the DVDs to my Netflix queue. My boyfriend was interested in both the book and television series as well, but more from the logistics and motorcycling aspect of the trip than where …
Eat Pray Love
A couple years ago, my friend let me borrow one of her books she was sure I would love. She and I often share the same literary taste so I was excited for her new find. Enter: Eat, Pray, Love. I actually wouldn't say I loved the book, certainly not as much as she seemed to, …
Literary Travels: Little Bee
Every time I think I'm going to make some headway on my book pile, which I've started compiling electronically thanks to GoodReads.com, someone at work leaves a new book on my desk. I'm not really complaining-- I've read some pretty incredible novels thanks to input from fellow bookies at work, the latest being Chris Cleave's …
Typical Traveler? Laugh At Yourself
A friend turned me on to the book Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander just before Christmas. Not only did I have to buy the book for my brother, reading snippets of it as I was trying to get it wrapped and under the tree, but I forced him to let me read bits …
Booking Trips: Yourself v. Agent
One of my New Year's resolutions is to do a better job of documenting my trips-- big and small-- on the blog. Sometimes I get so caught up in making sure I get an international trip in each year that I miss out on thoroughly enjoying and sharing some of the smaller road trips I …
Travel Tips: Packing
Now that autumn is making itself known, I'm starting to feel the effects of a summer that went by too quickly. Although I squeezed in a few fun summer day and weekend trips here and there, I didn't have time to do much extensive traveling due to numerous commitments. Some friends and family are beginning to head off …
Heather's Compass 