We can't get enough of latte crudo - whole, raw, unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk! We gather our glass bottles & loose change, head up the hill to the medieval town of Urbino & eagerly fill our bottles.
Like self-discipline, a taste for boiled peanuts is often said to be something that is 'acquired.'
23rd Annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival Celebrates
West Coast Vancouver Island Grey Whale Migration and Coastal Life
One of the very best books I've ever read is featured here in our Book Review this week. Published by Roaring Forties Press and authored by Susan Shillinglaw, A Journey into Steinbeck's California is a treasure. Full of gorgeous photos by Nancy Burnett, artwork of the times, photos of Steinbeck's contemporaries, and in-depth sidebars of places, people, and events, this book delves deeply into Steinbeck and California.
Chapters include:
A PEAK AT DERBYSHIRE
March
10
/ 2009
One of our travel guides partners, Not For Tourists, has several unique offerings for travelers on their website this week. Check out the following highlights from their Atlanta correspondents this week...
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Greece meets Grease By: Beth Linder
Mykonos Grill
Learning about the world is a crucial part of any education. But what about your own home town? What do you know about it? Whether yours is a huge city or a small town, it has an interesting history waiting to be discovered. You and your children can do the research together and share your findings with the rest of your family and friends. After all, it makes sense for a true wandering educator to be an expert in his own town before exploring the rest of the world!
Can you imagine traveling for a year, finding local festivals, history, and things and places you've always wanted to see? One of the joys of publishing Wandering Educators is finding really cool people, doing interesting things.