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Dreams of an Extraordinary Life.

The Dress and the Girl by Camille Andros

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In The Dress and the Girl by Camille Andros a young girl dreams of having an extraordinary life. While wearing her favorite dress her mother made her, she goes and enjoys the simple life of her village: watching the sunset, doing chores, picking flowers, going to school, playing and riding in wagons. One day, her family takes a special trip. They are emigrating to a new country. And while the girl and dress still play and go to school, instead of a wagon they are in a large boat. When they get to their destination, the dress (folded neatly in […]

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8/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:303 |

Honestly, Anything with Ice in the Title Is Appealing Right Now

Bradt Guide: Iceland by Andrew Evans

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Best for: Those traveling to Iceland who want some more history beyond a couple pages in the back of the book. In a nutshell: Author Andrew Evans provides a (more than usual) in-depth history of Iceland before sharing standard guide-book fare. Worth quoting: “Iceland is the most literate country in the world and one out of every ten Icelanders will write a book in their lifetime.” “Also, don’t bring a pair of shorts just in case it gets warm. It won’t.” Why I chose it: I’m heading to Iceland for a long weekend next month. Review: As I write this […]

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7/26/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:41 |

A Year in Japan

My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk's Wife in Japan by Tracy Franz

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Tracy Franz’ memoir, My Year of Dirt and Water chronicles the year her husband, Koun attends intensive training in a cloistered temple to become a Zen Monk. Alone with only intermittent access to Koun during his residency, Franz is left to navigate the foreignness of an unknown culture as well as the foreignness she feels in herself. The book is structured in a set of running diary entries broken up by seasons, chronicling both the linear time of Japan’s holidays and climate, as well as Franz’ own emotional changes as she works through each month of Koun’s residency. I’ll be […]

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6/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:11 |

“There is an English dream of a warm summer evening on a branch-line train”

The Kingdom By The Sea by Paul Theroux

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I’ve had this sat on my kindle for the longest time – I read Mosquito Coast (and loved it) years ago, and so thought I’d give Theroux’s travel writing a go. Sat on a beach in Portwrinkle on a glorious day, a jaunt around the British coast seemed just the ticket. Having already lived in London for years by that point, Theroux decided to travel clockwise around the British coast as a way of getting to know the country better. Starting at the bottom of the south-east coast, just a short train trip away from his home, Theroux picks his […]

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6/4/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:37 |

Good Enough For My Needs

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Lisbon by DK

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Best for: People visiting Lisbon In a nutshell: It’s an Eyewitness Guide. They have pictures and highlights. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I’ve tended to enjoy the Eyewitness Guides in the past, and we’re going to Lisbon later this month. Review: I appreciate that these books start with some history of the area that they cover. I have basically no knowledge of Portugal, other than that when I look at a map of Europe, it looks like a face to Spain’s hair. Now I know a little bit more, including it was devastated by an earthquake in the […]

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5/9/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:31 |

Eat, Pray, England

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

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The free books of England continue to get me in trouble. Perusing the racks of the book-exchange sections in my Tescos is such an easy commitment. It’s free books! There are no fees, you don’t have to return them. They can sit for ages on your bookshelf. You can even pick up the ridiculous overrated piece of white girl trash just to mock it and laugh and say “I am so much better than that!” I am not better than that. Eat, Pray, Love is divided into three parts, eat, pray, and love . Eat which details Gilberts travels in […]

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4/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:8 |

Lots of Saxon Names

Why Do Shepherds Need a Bush: London’s Underground History of Tube Station Names by David Hilliam

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Best for: Anyone who likes a little trivia about place names. In a nutshell: Author Hilliam provides the history of the name of every station on the London Underground Worth quoting: “Interestingly, our word ‘book’ also comes from this Saxon word (boc hyrst) for a beech tree. Even before books as we know them were invented, wooden writing tablets were made of thin slices of beech wood, on which letters known as runes could be scratched. These, of course, were pieces of boc.” Why I chose it: I saw it at the Museum of London and it seemed like a […]

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3/11/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:17 |

Probably Helpful But Not Great

Time Out Brussels by Peterjon Cresswell

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Best for: People who like Time Out guides, I’m guessing. In a nutshell: Mostly your standard travel guide, but with really tiny print. Worth quoting: Not so much a quote, but apparently the women didn’t get the vote in Belgium didn’t get it until 1949? Why I chose it: We’re going to Brussels this weekend, and this looked to be one of the better options for guidebooks at the shop I went to. Review: I don’t think I’ve ever purchased a Time Out guide, and now I know why. I’m not a fan. This one isn’t bad, it’s just not […]

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2/26/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:14 |


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