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Welcome to a new week, everyone. Tomorrow is the Ides of March. But as long as your name isn’t Julius Caesar, I don’t think you have anything to worry about. Don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this week, too! Green beer for everyone!
On to my recommended reads of the week…..
Sabina of SoloFemaleTraveler.com has written a series called “Jerusalem Jeweler – The Friends That Solo Travel Can Find” that I highly recommend. It’s a lovely story about a fascinating shopkeeper she has several encounters with in Jerusalem, and is told in three parts: Part I, Part II, Part III.
It’s funny how the same names keep cropping up time and again in my recommended reads. Last week saw a really funny entry from Jodi at LegalNomads.com, but this week’s inspirational article is about “Why I Quit My Job to Travel Around the World.” If you’ve ever wondered how people come to make such a radical life change, check this out.
I’m starting to really love photo essays. Here’s a terrific one by Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com that was published in the Washington Times: “Traveling the Yasawa Island, Fiji.” Gary takes some of the best travel photos I’ve seen.
Sheila Beal at GoVisitHawaii.com shares “8 Great Hawaii Waterfalls Worth Gushing Over.” (Get it? “Gushing Over”? What can I say, I’m a sucker for wordplay.) It’s nice to know there’s a gorgeous waterfall on pretty much every Hawaiian island I’d be interested in traveling to. Check them out; they’re beautiful.
In “Los Angeles, Give Me Some of You!” at Lonely Girl Travels, Lauren is embarking on my dream road trip down Highway 1 from the San Francisco area to Los Angeles, where she hopes to dig beneath the superficiality of Los Angeles to find what is deep and admirable about Southern California. She has such a way with words, and this piece is beautifully written. I can’t wait to read about what she learns on her journey.
What was your favorite travel article this week?
Photo credit: “Reading the paper” by MShades at Creative Commons.
on Mar 14th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Hi Gray!
Thank you so much for recommending my Jerusalem Jeweler series at the top of your recommended reads of the week list! What a great surprise!
on Mar 14th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Thank you, Gray, for sharing my Hawaii waterfall post with your readers!
on Mar 16th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Hi Gray, two weeks in a row on your recommended reads! Very flattering – thank you very much. The reaction to the Why I Quit post has been overwhelmingly positive,which is terrific. Take care and have a great week1
on Mar 17th, 2010 at 2:17 am
I loved reading 'A Newfoundland Language Lesson: Using the Word B'y” by Candice @ Candice does the World. I'll check out your recommendations too.
on Mar 18th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Thanks a lot for the recommendations. Looks like a great list.
on Mar 18th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Yeah, Candice rocks. I expect you'll be seeing her in my Recommended Reads one of these days.
on Mar 18th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Sabina, Sheila, Jodi, Levinson – you're all very welcome. Thanks for stopping by!