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    Review: Every Word Unsaid by Kimberly Duffy

    by Joli November 14, 2021
    by Joli November 14, 2021

    What a gorgeous story! Every Word Unsaid by Kimberly Duffy is set primarily in India and just drips with dazzling imagery, and a main character who’s working so hard to find herself. Read on for my review! The Synopsis Augusta…

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    Review: 1,000 Perfect Weekends by National Geographic

    by Joli November 12, 2021
    by Joli November 12, 2021

    People, 1,000 Perfect Weekends is epic and GORGEOUS! Read on for my full review, plus pictures! About 1,000 Perfect Weekends Packed with innovative ideas and inspiring photographs, this gift-worthy treasury features 1,000 dream escapes from sunny beach retreats to lush…

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    Review: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

    by Joli November 10, 2021
    by Joli November 10, 2021

    Great Circle was not what I expected, but I did end up liking it! Read on for my full review and find out what I didn’t expect. The Synopsis Spanning Prohibition-era Montana, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New Zealand, wartime London,…

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    On Packing Books for a Road Trip

    by Jessica August 8, 2020
    by Jessica August 8, 2020

    Who doesn’t love a road trip?  Earlier this summer, my family and I took a road trip to visit Glacier National Park in Montana.  From where we live, that’s about 16-17 hours of drive time. It was a lot of…

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    Review: Divine Encounters: Sacred Rituals and Ceremonies in Asia

    by Jessica May 28, 2020
    by Jessica May 28, 2020

    I received a copy of Divine Encounters: Sacred Rituals and Ceremonies in Asia by Hans Kemp in exchange for an honest review.  There are two different types of travel. There is a vacation, were the primary goal is to relax,…

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    Review: Visual Atlas of the World

    by Becky November 6, 2018
    by Becky November 6, 2018

    When was the last time you used a physical, printed map? No zooming in and out, no street view, no search boxes. I absolutely love geography and the physical sciences so I find maps fascinating. If you don’t, National Geographic’s…

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    Review: Two Steps Forward

    by Aubrey May 22, 2018
    by Aubrey May 22, 2018

    I adored the characters in Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project, so looked forward to picking up his next novel, Two Steps Forward, which he co-authored with Anne Buist. Two Steps Forward follows the narratives of two main characters, Martin and…

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    Review: Guides to State Parks and Scenic Highways & Byways

    by Becky March 6, 2018
    by Becky March 6, 2018

    Printed travel guides are significantly underrated. Sure Google and the internet have made finding new places as easy as its ever been, but having a printed guide with recommendations and information is invaluable as you head out into the more…

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    Review: The Wild Woman’s Guide to Traveling the World

    by Amber February 13, 2018
    by Amber February 13, 2018

    Summary: Sophie’s got it all. A successful career that allows her to travel around the world and an apartment in New York City. The book starts off with a girl’s trip to Hong Kong, except after a few hours of…

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    Review: The Way to London by Alix Rickloff

    by Becky October 5, 2017
    by Becky October 5, 2017

    Why: When the book jacket begins with, “On the eve of Pearl Harbor…” I can stop there and put the title on my TBR list. That may be a slight exaggeration, but its honestly what I did with The Way…

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