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East Greenland—A Vulnerable Arctic Wilderness
Scoresby Sound, on the coast of East Greenland, is a tranquil Arctic wilderness of pristine beauty.
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Literary Travel: “I Married Adventure” by Osa Johnson
When attending Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts in the 1960s, I found myself distracted much too often from my academic assignments. The source of o...
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Planning Travel During COVID-19
Planning travel in the middle of a pandemic is not easy. We're all wondering where we can go, and if we should book our flights and accommodations now...
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Featured Images: Portugal’s Alentejo
Portugal's Alentejo, due east of Lisbon, has always been one of our favorite areas, where wildflowers, cork oaks and olive trees spread across...
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Literary Travel: “Fatu-Hiva” by Thor Heyerdahl
With pandemic-related travel restrictions still in place around the world, we allay our wanderlust by reading books by the great explorers. Only...
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Literature For Vagabonds
Now is a great time to read about places you’ve visited or would like to visit in the future. Below are some travel-related books, on our shelves for...
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Literary Travel: Travel As Pilgrimage
Decades ago, when I (Charles) was in graduate school at Harvard, a well-traveled classmate from France gave me a gift at the end of the academic year...
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Featured Image: Utah’s Dead Horse Point
Doesn't this epic scenery remind you of those vistas of the Old West that you've seen in the movies? If you hadn't noticed the title and caption above...