Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

overheard words, spiced with culture


...I sat there once, eating ice cream."

{You should just buy a house and call it your Christmas House...}

"Oh, look at this fudge shop!
"Let's go to the fudge shop!"
"I know!"
"Fudge shop, now!"
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Ye Olde Dominion Wine Shoppe: a small wine store that provides small tastings with big ambiance.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

"...from Magellan to Kerouac..."


When you take a trip, do you ever wonder who's made the same trip, or who's traveled farther than your destination...and how far? Before you head out the door or open your book to take your next adventure, check out this site from GOOD Magazine and learn about some of the world's greatest journeys:



Some of the trips they've included are the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Pequod journey from Moby Dick. They also inlcude imagery and facts that highlight different points within each journey:



At the very least, it's entertaining. Maybe you'll learn something that will spark a literary purchase or new hobby. Regardless of the outcome, take an interactive journey of your own, into the past, through many historical nooks and crannies of the globe. Allow yourself to discover.

url: http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/features/011/Wanderlust/

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