May 21st, 2012 at 5:00PM: After hiking the Inca Trail outside Cuzco and exploring the museums in the bustling city of Lima, many travelers agree they crave nothing more than a relaxing setting and a beautiful beach. If you're making your way north, a worthwhile stop is Mancora, thought by many locals and tourists to feature Peru's best beaches.
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Relaxing In Peru's Best Beach Town: Mancora
May 21st, 2012 at 5:00PM: After hiking the Inca Trail outside Cuzco and exploring the museums in the bustling city of Lima, many travelers agree they crave nothing more than a relaxing setting and a beautiful beach. If you're making your way north, a worthwhile stop is Mancora, thought by many locals and tourists to feature Peru's best beaches.
Getting There
If you'd like to make the journey in style and comfort, my ...10 landmarks for lovers of Western literature
Oct 8th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Are you an enthusiast of everything Voltaire? Can you not get enough of Shakespeare and James Joyce? If you are a lover of Western literature, add these 10 landmarks to your upcoming travel itineraries.
The Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
Paris, France
It is only right that the first landmark on the list be in Paris, France, as this is where many French writers, such as Voltaire, Proust, ...Moleskine notebooks introduces new bags, reading, and writing accessories
Apr 12th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Few products (analog, at least) get travelers, writers, and artists as excited as Moleskine. The classic black Moleskine notebooks have been used by Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, and Oscar Wilde, as well as many a journaler and design-lover. A new collection unveiled this week at Milan's Salon del Mobile is the stuff of many travelers' dreams. The Reading, Writing, and Traveling series from ...African safari: then and now
Mar 1st, 2011 at 8:30AM: African safaris are one of the most enduring travel experiences ever. For decades the safari has remained at the top of the "must do" list for many travelers. Such a trip is often seen as the ultimate escape, giving them a chance to visit a wild and untamed place, encounter amazing wildlife, and add a bit of adventure to their lives. Over the years, the traditional African safari has evolved ...Favorite hiking spots near Madrid
Oct 29th, 2010 at 11:30AM: While most people come Madrid to sample the cuisine and see the art museums, Spain has much more to offer. Just an hour from the capital Madrid is the Sierra de Guadarrama, a chain of rough mountains wreathed in pine forest. While the strange rock formations of La Pedriza are perhaps more impressive, the Sierra de Guadarrama is the favorite getaway spot for madrileños because it's so easy ...Key West gem: the Hemingway House
Aug 10th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Key West, Florida may be a tropical paradise surrounded by some of the most spectacularly clear blue waters that you'll ever see, but that doesn't mean that it is completely devoid of history and culture. In fact, the city is steeped in history ranging from the pre-Civil War era Fort Zachery Taylor to the mid-19th century lighthouse that is now a museum. But perhaps the most interesting historical ...Hemingway's house and museum remains a cat haven: 60 cats can stay
Sep 30th, 2008 at 10:30AM: When Ernest Hemingway lived in his house in Key West, Florida, penning For Whom the Bell Tolls and To Have and Have Not, his cat Snowball must already have been busy procreating. Although Snowball is no longer with us--he was given to Hemingway in 1935--his six-toed offspring still live at the house, along with their other cat buds. In all, there are 60 or more.
The cats have been part of the ...Key West's Hemingway Days: The Search For Papa 2007
Jun 14th, 2007 at 6:30AM: Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West during throughout 1930s and the 1950s. On the second floor of his converted den, Papa hammered away at the bulk of his writing, working in the mornings, and drinking and fishing (and drinking) in the afternoons and evenings. He was well-known in the city, often carousing in public. To honor his legacy, Key West holds an annual event known as Hemingway Days. This ...
