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Although I’ve always loved art, I never dabbled in watercolors until I hit 40. One way I learned to share my art was by giving it away as thank-you cards. In this post, I share some favorites hopefully inspire you to try the same! Continue reading
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While I’m not going to make these 365 proverbs a daily diet, they were fun to read. I highlight 15 favorites from The Bhutanese Guide to Happiness by Gyonpo Tshering (2012), like this gem: “Parents are like walnuts, hard on the outside and soft on the inside.” Click to check out the rest! Continue reading
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For my most recent trip to Myanmar, I brought only one book with me, Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin (2004). It didn’t take me long to wonder if I’d smuggled a banned book into the country, because this “travelogue” cuts deep in the heart of Burma’s political oppression, and it pulls no punches. I tried to hide the cover whenever I read it in public! Continue reading
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In this epic tale of an early aviation adventure, 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to solo across the Atlantic by dead reckoning. Continue reading
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Perhaps the best memoir tackling a through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Continue reading
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A phot-journal introduction to the Kingdom of Bhutan. Continue reading
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A dated yet exciting journal of life on the American Frontier Continue reading
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And excellent travelogue covering the histories of nations touching the Himalayas. Continue reading
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Seeing Vietnam is a an eye-opening look at Vietnam when she just began to open her borders again to outsiders. Continue reading
