Category: Literary Travel
We’ve all heard news items about struggling downtowns after COVID – less foot traffic from office customers because remote work is cost-efficient for companies who now don’t need expensive …
The sign on The Huntington Los Angeles indoor plant conservatory said that it was “Currently closed due to the presence of a potentially invasive terrestrial snail.” I peeked inside …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) Four iconic Austin-based businesses are conveniently located at one intersection in …
What comes to mind when you think of Scotland and story? A whole year of stories? Rob Roy, perhaps, or Robert Burns? Folk tales of dancing giants and standing …
Updated 24 February 2023 – Booked Up is closed right now, but looks like Waco-based Chip Gaines (of “Fixer Upper” and Magnolia fame with his wife Joanna) bought …
I vividly remember an anecdote from S.C. Gwynne’s gripping book Empire of the Summer Moon about Quanah Parker and the Comanche, the “Lords of the Plains” – they were …
Kerry Dexter
December 27, 2021
Africa travel, City or urban travel, encounters, Europe travel, History, Kerry projects, Literary Travel, Travel, travel books, US travel
This time of year and with current travel situation, it could be time to add to your travel bookshelf. Of course, travel through imagination and reading are always good …
Travel by book is a great way to explore. You might mark out plans for a place you are planning on going, or ones you’re dreaming of visiting. Maybe …
There’s nothing like a road trip on a beautiful day to clear your head. Whether you’re watching bucolic scenery go by, or hopping in and out of the car …
Deep South in the United States: New Orleans, Mardi Gras, music, balconies, beignets: they all go together. They each, along with many other things, form part of the story …
Whales. These days you may see them in a distance out to sea, or in a book, or as part of an exhibit in a museum. Time was that …
Robert Burns: he’s the national poet of Scotland. Whether you’ve been to Scotland or not, though, you’ve likely encountered the work of Robert Burns. You may have sung Auld …