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A Poem in Paris
I thought I’d write one sentence while I’m here because it is a special place and because i am wondering if perhaps a bit of magic something in the air might find its way in whether by accretion from the … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels, Writing, Writing about Writing
Tagged backpacking, book lover, books, bookshop, bookstore, Culture, europe, european travel, Paris, poetry, reading, Shakespeare and company, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, travels, writing
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Oia, Santorini, Kyklades, Greece: A Fine Place to Read a Book.
As I sit on the terrace that welcomed my friends and me to the cave dwelling we call a temporary home here in Oia, Santorini (of the Kyklades islands in the Greek, Aegean Sea), I am noticing that for the … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged aegean, atlantis books, backpacking, beaches, books, booksellers, bookshops, bookstores, city books, good places to sit and to read a book, greece, reading, sea, Slow Travel, sunsets, tourists, Walking, walking tour
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Stop Visualizing Success
“I’ve always wanted to travel,” people say. “I’ve always wanted to write a book,” say others. “I really should sit down and think through that idea I had.” “I’m finally putting my thoughts in order and am almost ready to … Continue reading
Day 9: Apartment in Mitte (and Shakespeare & Sons bookshop)
Europeans do coffee very badly or very well. This morning’s coffee is awful. Draining my cup bit-by-bit reveals a film of the powder used to flavor the heated water. Techno is the bar’s music-of-choice, even during breakfast hours. Ugh. At … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2014
Tagged Berlin, books, bookshops, bookstores, Culture, mitte, reading, relaxation, Slow Travel, Walking
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Day 7: Prenzlauer Berg and St. George’s Bookshop
My roommates from Bonn arrive in the room after a night of revelry around 5:30am, and from this point onward I am irrevocably awake. Cautious to be quiet as I’m able, I escape from the dorm room to the common … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2014
Tagged Berlin, books, bookshops, bookstores, Culture, exploration, Prenzlauer Berg, Slow Travel, travel, travelogue, walk, Walkabout, Walking, wandering
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