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Archive for August, 2011
TLW Literature 53: Guillaume de Rubrouck
After reading Marco Polo, Jehan de Mandeville, and Ibn Battuda, one might think that medieval travel writing was mostly about [...]
Monday, August 1st, 2011
TLW Literature 54: Theodor Fontane
Yet another classic: Author: Theodor Fontane Title: Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg [Title:] [Walking tours through the Mark of Brandenburg] [...]
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
TLW Literature 55: Heinz Helfgen
I have to thank Benjamin B. for pointing this one out to me: Author: Heinz Helfgen Title: Ich radle [...]
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
TLW Literature 56: John Ross Browne
I remember when I was little, I used to like cowboys & indians more than anything else: Author: John Ross [...]
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
TLW Literature 57: Yan Changjiang
This one is a photo project about a world that is now gone: Author: 颜长江 (Yan Changjiang) Title: 三峡日志 (Three [...]
Friday, August 5th, 2011
TLW Soundtrack: angry walking
Some days are just shitty. Today I got very upset, and I didn’t know what to do about it. So [...]
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
TLW Literature 58: Joachim Fest
Do you think that a person can be too educated? Author: Joachim Fest Title: Im Gegenlicht [Title:] [Contre-jour] Time: ca. [...]
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
TLW Literature 59: Laurie Lee
When i first picked this up, I thought this one was a female writer: Author: Laurie Lee Title: As I [...]
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
not my glass of v
Tried something new the other day: Starka – Polish vodka that has apparently aged 10 years in an oak barrel. [...]
Friday, August 12th, 2011
TLW Literature 60: Philippe Valéry
This one is going to be hard for me to write about, because I like the author much better than [...]
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
TLW Literature 61: Ferdinand von Richthofen
You know the guy who coined the term “Silk Road”? Well, this is him: Author: Ferdinand von Richthofen Title: Entdeckungsreisen [...]
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
The Tiger Argument
Everyone can be afraid sometimes, even countries, and even if they are really big. Traditional fears If we can agree [...]
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
TLW Literature 62: Giovanni DiPlano Carpini
Looks like I have a new contender for the title of “earliest book” on my list of travel literature: Author: [...]
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Humppa!!
Something new for the repertoire: Koskenkorva, a Finnish brand. And what an awesome one! This one was so smooth, and [...]
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Thanks Squamish!
Yay, the weird beard video got another award! This one is from Squamish in Canada: Thank you so much, guys!! [...]
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