12 Travel Books for Christmas: Number Eleven

Merry Christmas, just a little bit early!  My gift to you this holiday season is a series of 12 book suggestions to help make your shopping a little easier (for your friends or for yourself).  Read about how this started here .
12 Travel Books for Christmas
Today's book recommendation is from a blogger who is on the road a lot...
Recommended by: iKangaroo who says, "I don't have a book out... yet :)."   
An Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms
Summary: "Written with an eye for the unusual and containing invaluable practical details and maps, this idiosyncratic guide describes 20 destinations in the Ile de France, the fascinating yet little-known countryside around Paris. Better-known destinations include the châteaux of Chantilly and Rambouillet and Maurice Ravel's house in Montfort-l'Amaury, but the reader will also discover the Roman town of Senlis, the river-ports of Conflans-Ste Honorine and St Mammès, the Gothic church and medieval moats at Crécy-la-Chapelle, the old border-town and water-mills of Moret-sur-Loing which inspired the Impressionist painters, and the delightfully provincial atmosphere of Luzarches. Readers who are interested in discovering half-hidden châteaux and writers' country houses; walking, boating or dancing by the river; exploring old towns and country footpaths; and eating in family-run restaurants with 1950s décor and prices to match will find much here to treasure." -- excerpted from Amazon.com 
One more day and one more book to go!  Do you have all of your shopping done?


Don't forget...  a fantastic Christmas gift!
Passports with Purpose:  Buy a $10 raffle ticket benefitting Heifer International
More info: http://tinyurl.com/aknpwp

12 Travel Books for Christmas: Number Ten

Merry Christmas, just a little bit early!  My gift to you this holiday season is a series of 12 book suggestions to help make your shopping a little easier (for your friends or for yourself).  Read about how this started here .
12 Travel Books for Christmas
Today's book recommendation is from a fellow Italy-lover.  I love her blog, Why Go Italy .  Add it to your regular reading!
Recommended by: Italylogue   who says, "It's not mine, but it's a friend's book, and it just came out."  The author, Karen Landes, tells me, "I haven't done twitter yet, but it looks like I might have to start! Maybe after the holidays. ;)"  We say, join us, Karen!  
In Etna's Shadow: culinary adventures from Eastern Sicily by Karen Landes
Summary: "'In Etna's Shadow: Culinary Adventures from Eastern Sicily' will delight foodies and armchair-travelers alike. It's a travel journal with a culinary bent. Evocative, full-color photographs transport you from the slopes of Europe's tallest volcano, Mount Etna, to the fertile la Piana di Catania(Plain of Catania) below. The author takes you along on culinary adventures detailing everything from gelsi to gelato and carciofi to cassata while also presenting practical information on market days and sagre listings within the Province of Catania.  -- excerpted from Amazon.com  
So, now your Twitter list continues to grow. And you have a growing list of twelve book suggestions!  Merry merry!






Don't forget today's the last day to enter the Christmas Giveaway !  You'll find the instructions here !

Merry Christmas to You: a Giveaway!

Merry Christmas to you!  
And Happy Hanukkah, too!  
While I know the 12 Travel Books of Christmas have you very excited, I have even more holiday treats to give away!  Sitting on my desk this very minute are three Rome with A View Calendars just waiting to be won.  Filled with the gorgeous photography of Susan Sanders, these 2009 calendars feature the Rome we all love -- iconic, dramatic, and rich.  The photos here are a few examples of what you'll find in the calendar.

But that's not all...

I am also throwing in a Passports with Purpose raffle ticket with each calendar, too!

How To Enter (do it now)
I will be giving the Rome Calendar + PwP packages away to three lucky readers. For a chance to win, leave a comment before 11:59PM PST on Monday December 22,  2008, with two pieces of information:

  1. the best or most creative gift you will be giving this year
  2. the prize that you'd like to win from the PwP raffle.  Click here to see all of the prizes.

Please include your email address in the comment form (your email isn't shared with anyone, and I will not send you email unless you win).

Winners (hopefully you)
We will choose a winner randomly and announce the results here on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Many thanks to Eternallycool.net for sponsoring this giveaway.

Share This Contest (because the more the merrier)
If you have family or friends who you know will love this giveaway, just click the little envelope icon at the bottom of this (or any) post to email it to a friend.

Rules (because we must have some)
Please, only one comment per person per giveaway post. Duplicate comments and Anonymous comments will be discarded. Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid (email addresses are never public). Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Sweepstakes winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three business days will be considered such Sweepstakes winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. To enter, you must be a U.S. resident, age 18 or older. Employees, partners and vendors of Just Go! and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology. When applicable, the winner may be required to execute and return within five business days an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release to be eligible for the prize or an alternate winner will be selected. All prizes will be awarded. No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except that Just Go! reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize.

If you don't win (because not everyone will)
You can purchase your very own Rome with a View Calendar here .
And you can purchase Passports with Purpose raffle tickets here .

Good luck!