http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog Original. Authentic. Interesting people talking about travel books and places. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:40:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/whats-new/coronation-everest/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/whats-new/coronation-everest/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:41:03 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=3052 An Evening with Jan Morris. May 8, 2013, 7 pm – 8:15 pm. New York City. What a treat! Jan Morris is on these shores, in conversation with the roving conversationalist Don George (and on the handsome stage of the TimesCenter auditorium). A benefit for the American Himalayan Foundation, click here for more information and
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/whats-new/coronation-everest/feed/ 1 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/book-of-the-week/beautiful-whale/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/book-of-the-week/beautiful-whale/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:04:20 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=3032 An aquanaut of the first order, Bryant Austin creates mesmerizing high resolution portraits of the great whales in breathtaking life-size. With nothing more than a Hasselblad studio camera, snorkel, a lot of time and an inspired idea, the California-native traveled to Tonga, the Great Barrier Reef and Dominica in the West Indies, loitering with these
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/book-of-the-week/beautiful-whale/feed/ 2 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-favorite-spot/sarapiqui-costa-rica/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-favorite-spot/sarapiqui-costa-rica/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:23:32 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=3005 Kindly contributed by Richard Garrigues, author of The Birds of Costa Rica (and of Finding Birds in Costa Rica, a website dedicated to birders interested in Costa Rica). The Sarapiquí region is one of the most species-rich birding areas in the country, offering easy access to excellent birding sites in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills.
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-favorite-spot/sarapiqui-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-favorite-spot/africa-by-dc-3/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-favorite-spot/africa-by-dc-3/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:29:53 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=2984 Kindly contributed by Peter Gardiner, who counts himself fortunate to work with WWF. Tooling around on a chartered DC-3 from the ’30s is a grand way to travel. Ours was truly the most wonderful trip to Africa with a great group and outstanding wildlife encounters. Everyone had multiple leopard sightings — and I mean full-on
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/a-favorite-spot/africa-by-dc-3/feed/ 0 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/book-of-the-week/amazing-africa/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/book-of-the-week/amazing-africa/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:21:28 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=2974 Published in GEO, Life, Paris Match, L’Express, Stern, National Geographic and other publications, Pascal Maitre captures the diversity of  peoples, traditions, landscapes and living conditions across Africa in 147 double-page, richly hued and stunning photographs in this gorgeous tribute. Published in conjunction with UNESCO, the photographs cover 25 different African countries over the course of
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/book-of-the-week/amazing-africa/feed/ 1 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/whats-new/peaks-of-the-balkans/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/whats-new/peaks-of-the-balkans/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:53:52 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=2959 Peaks of the Balkans – from the countries of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro – was awarded the Tourism for Tomorrow Destination Stewardship Award at the World Travel & Tourism Council’s 13th Global Summit in Abu Dhabi on April 9. Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address. The three other winners were El Nido Resorts in the Philippines
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Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/03/a-favorite-spot/autun-cathedral-burgundy/feed/ 0 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/03/whats-new/habemus-papam/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/03/whats-new/habemus-papam/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:16:42 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=2879 Having trouble sorting out what is happening where, exactly with all the festivities at the Vatican? St. Peter’s and the Sistine Chapel are easy enough but how about Castel Gandolfo or Basilica St Mary Major? This exceptionally detailed, beautiful Vatican City Map by Gizi is just the thing. At a scale of 1:2,250 (that’s 5
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/03/whats-new/habemus-papam/feed/ 0 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/book-of-the-week/100-places/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/book-of-the-week/100-places/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:08:32 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=2839 Kindly contributed by Keith Bellows, Editor in Chief of National Geographic Traveler  and author of 100 Places That Can Change Your Child’s Life, published (naturally) by National Geographic. The book is a Whitman’s Sampler of what the world has to offer. It’s not just about where, but how and why to travel, with kids. It’s
Read Full Post >]]> http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/book-of-the-week/100-places/feed/ 0 http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/a-favorite-spot/punta-suarez-galapagos/ http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/a-favorite-spot/punta-suarez-galapagos/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:00:56 +0000 admin http://www.longitudebooks.com/blog/?p=2680 Kindly contributed by Michael Jackson, author of the indispensable Galapagos, A Natural History. “Among my favorite places in Galapagos is Punta Suarez on Isla Espanola, where at the end of the visitor trail you suddenly find yourself at the top of a cliff with a magnificent view to the south. This is a great place
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