Traveling with kids? It is so much fun to explore the world with your kids - and I've learned that when we travel with our daughter, we learn and see so much more! One of the coolest travel sites that I've seen is a location-specific one that highlights the unique beauty and attractions of Cairns, Australia.
You may have noticed I used the word stumble in my title to speak about the art studio I had the privilege of seeing yesterday. Stumble is the correct word. I am not the type who goes actively looking for art. I like it, sure, but I don’t know much about it except that when it’s in a museum, I’m supposed to like it and sometimes I do. I have never actually talked to an artist, though, until yesterday. I met this wonderful artist in Seville, Spain, in a guitar studio one day, and she told me about an art exhibition she was having in Seville.

We can't get enough of latte crudo - whole, raw, unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk! We gather our glass bottles & loose change, head up the hill to the medieval town of Urbino & eagerly fill our bottles.
Like self-discipline, a taste for boiled peanuts is often said to be something that is 'acquired.'
23rd Annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival Celebrates
West Coast Vancouver Island Grey Whale Migration and Coastal Life
One of the very best books I've ever read is featured here in our Book Review this week. Published by Roaring Forties Press and authored by Susan Shillinglaw, A Journey into Steinbeck's California is a treasure. Full of gorgeous photos by Nancy Burnett, artwork of the times, photos of Steinbeck's contemporaries, and in-depth sidebars of places, people, and events, this book delves deeply into Steinbeck and California.
Chapters include:
A PEAK AT DERBYSHIRE
One of our travel guides partners, Not For Tourists, has several unique offerings for travelers on their website this week. Check out the following highlights from their Atlanta correspondents this week...
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Greece meets Grease By: Beth Linder
Mykonos Grill
