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El Ateneo-The Most Beautiful Book Store in the World

Posted on 29. Jan, 2012 by Steph.

Well I guess I can stop looking now. El Ateneo on Santa Fe Avenue in Buenos Aires is probably the most impressive book store I’ve ever seen. in the 1920′s it was a theater that could seat over 1000 people. It was later converted to a movie theater, then back to a theater and back [...]

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Friday Postcard: Empty Eastern Market (Plus! Best Bookstore Ever)

Posted on 09. Sep, 2011 by Steph.

I really wanted to take Mike to Eastern Market in DC this Summer. Maybe because it’s fun or maybe because it’s the only really funky and hip thing that happens in my stuff hometown. Anyways I failed, because I am lazy and unless you go on the weekends the market just looks like the above [...]

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Timeless London

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Steph.

So I’m headed to London later this week, my favorite city on the planet if you haven’t been paying attention. I just can’t get enough of it. This will actually be my third Thanksgiving in England- at this point turkey curry seems more natural to me than roasted turkey. Sadly I will only be there [...]

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Sex, Drugs and the Travel Bug: An Interview with Grant Lingel

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Steph.

Grant Lingel is a talented author who embodies the Twenty-Something Travel philosophy. Leaving college just 7 credits short of a degree, Grant moved to Mexico with nothing but a plane ticket and $300 in his pocket. The resulting adventures through Mexico and Central America are described in his new book Imagine: A Vagabond Story . [...]

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Highlight: This is…

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Steph.

Okay I know these books are meant for little kids but I spotted them at the library last week and I would love them for my coffee table (if I had a coffee table, which I don’t because I am a loser). Aren’t they cute? Amazon says: Following on the runaway success of This is [...]