Travel Memoir to write home about: Two big thumbs up for Julian Smith’s ‘Crossing the Heart of Africa’
byI first picked up Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure by Julian Smith not so much for the author’s…
Book Review
2012 Book Focuses on the Living Maya’s Ancient Wisdom
byThe quantity of 2012 literature out there is mind-boggling. There are hundreds of books about the Maya calendar cycle ending on December 21, 2012,…
Travel Writing 2.0: Tim Leffel’s book breaks down the market, features 52 successful travel writers
bySo you want to be a travel writer? Want to explore new lands, be wined and dined by resort owners, then get paid to…
The magic of place: Silvio Sirias’s expansive portrayal of Nicaragua in Bernardo and the Virgin
byThe first book I ever read about Nicaragua was Blood of Brothers, by Stephen Kinzer. It provided me with a sharp, alluring portrait of a…
Eric Volz’s memoir hits the shelves, Nicaragua murder debate rekindled
byEric Volz’s memoir, Gringo Nightmare: A Young American Framed for Murder in Nicaragua, was released this month from Macmillan. The tag-line reads, “In the…
New guide lists 700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die
byAre you deciding where to go next? Voluntourism guru Nola Lee Kelsey’s collection of alternative travel opportunities, 700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die:…
Nicaragua and Belize make “the world’s 14 top retirement havens” in new book HOW TO RETIRE OVERSEAS
byThree Central American countries (Nicaragua, Belize, and Panama) are among “The world’s fourteen top retirement havens,” as listed in HOW TO RETIRE OVERSEAS: Everything…
Three-for-one book review on Perceptive Travel
byIn this month’s Perceptive Travel book review, I take a look at three new titles: Chuck Thompson’s follow–up to Smile When You’re Lying, a…
“Nicaragua is a place of wonders”: A Chat with Silvio Sirias, author of Meet Me Under the Ceiba
byIn his first novel, Bernardo and the Virgin (Northwestern University Press, 2007), Silvio Sirias takes the reader to the village of Cuapa, Chontales, in…
In my book bullpen: five very different travel memoirs
byI haven’t read them all yet, only bits and pieces, but reading-time is scarce this fall season, and I’m doing the best I can….