
A Book Inspiring Travel
April 23, International Book Day, has me thinking about books that influence our travel.
Before we were jubilados (Spanish for retirees) we holidayed in France, Greece, Italy and Great Britain so now we’re visiting other countries.
April 23, International Book Day, has me thinking about books that influence our travel.
A Sicilian proverb says, “He who goes to Palermo without seeing Monreale leaves a donkey and comes back an ass.”Our sole opportunity to see Monreale
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In Córdoba, “nadie escapa de la poesía” (nobody escapes from poetry) wrote Shmuel HaNagid, in the tenth century. Rills of water flow softly in a
“In our family there is a story that repeats itself again and again,” Norway’s Prince Haakon said in a speech at the palace garden. “Let
Of all the stunning places we visited in Lofoten—and there were many—the most alluring was Nusfjord, one of Norway’s oldest and best-preserved fishing villages, its
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