“As a ‘Battle Master’ (yes, that’s the actual job title) at the Bannockburn Heritage Centre in Stirling, I’ve had the opportunity to immerse myself in their country’s history, the facts of which consistently prove stranger and more thrilling than fiction.” Authors come with all sorts of interesting qualifications, and he sounds like the perfect castle guide.ħ. Dave is a certified castle expert, as he described after seeing 200 of Scotland’s castles so far which makes him the perfect person to share the castles with you. But this time, there is a real battle master guiding the show. Castle Hopping in Scotland with a Battle Master By Dave WeinczokĮveryone loves castles. Towering dunes rose behind the city, framing our view as a beautiful backdrop, with only the desert beyond it.” Yep, I still really really want to visit Algeria!Ħ. Thick groves of green palm trees stretched down the valley, punctuated by the rosy hues of houses and homes. “Finally, as the bus mounted another rise, there it was – the Algerian oasis of Taghit. He made it feel intriguing with this sentence: The author lived in the country, so he was the perfect person to guide us to an unknown place in the Arab World. We are suckers for anything about hard-t0-visit countries, and Algeria is right up there on the list. Algeria: Exploring a Desert Oasis by Tuve Floden. The striking beauty of the vast desert of Algeria. To visit Chaplin’ s World in Vevey, Switzerland is to jump into Chaplin’s life, a life rich with humor, talent, audacious accomplishments, and scandal.” Cathie is like a great tour leader–you are sharing the place with her, and you get the details.
“You may think you don’t like Charlie Chaplin, but you do. But Cathie refuses to let anyone think that. It’s a museum….and for some, that’s already a dull topic.
Switzerland: Chaplin’s World and The Nestby Cathie Arquilla.Ī new museum all about the famous American actor and why you do like the famous movie actor, despite what you think. In this story, the author takes us to three places that the statesman frequented throughout his long life, and for anyone who loves history, this guide is extremely useful.Ĥ. Winston Churchill was in some estimation, the most important English leader of his time. England: Visiting Winston’s World by Chris Atkin Do what you can, and realize why you’re doing it.ģ. But Donnie realized by talking to her travel companions a fundamental aspect of travel to poor countries. It’s hard to convey it, and it often gets lost in translation. Often what is missing in our stories is the emotion we all feel when we visit a place. Sapa Vietnam: It’s Not the Needing, it’s the A clever way to share a country that isn’t well known, somehow she pulls it off. It’s easier to simply play back a version of the itinerary, describing the towns, the museums, and the attractions.īut Sarah took a different tack–describing these as the attributes one might consider when using a dating website. This story was written after a 12-day tour of Ukraine, a country that most people don’t know much about. Lviv Ukraine: To Know Her is to Love Her by Sarah Hartshorne Sarah Hartshorne The deciding factors include the uniqueness of the destination, the emotion and passion conveyed by the writer, and the strength of the photographs in illustrating the destination the best way possible.
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