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A Walk Across America

Posted on July 8, 2010 by smellincoffee

A Walk Across America© 1979 Peter Jenkins288 pages We walked straight west. I had everything I needed in the world resting comfortably on my shoulders, and the entire country waiting to be discovered.  (p.55) In the late spring of 1973, … Continue reading →

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The Art of Travel

Posted on July 8, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Art of Travel © 2002 Alain de Botton 255 pages I recently discovered that a short six-episode series on philosophy and its relationship to happiness hosted on YouTube were based on host Alain de Botton’s Consolations of Philosophy, a … Continue reading →

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Lost on Planet China

Posted on March 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

Lost on Planet China: One Man’s Quest to Understand the Most Mysterious Country in the World© 2088 J. Maarten Troost382 pages While looking for a book on Chinese history, I encountered this travelogue and decided to give it a go. … Continue reading →

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