Note: I originally published this post last year, but share it with you again today in honor of my mother. Much of the advice I offer about traveling is actually the opposite of what my mother would have done. When planning for a trip, a good rule …
A return to Tuscany with Frances Mayes
April 28, 2010 one reader comment
I've been meaning for some time to start regularly writing about travel books at The Mother of All Trips. I've got a stack of them in my office, some sent to me, some that I've picked up myself. No matter where I'm going, reading is always an …
Mondays are for dreaming: Romance in Rome
April 25, 2010 9 reader comments
The cobblestones, wet from an earlier rain, shone under the light from the cafés surrounding the Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere. It was evening in early November, but the air was warm enough to sit outside, as Matt and I were doing, each of us …
“Screen time” on the road – or an ode to my own hypocrisy
April 23, 2010 7 reader comments
My name is Mara and I am addicted to my new iPhone. Phew. It feels good to write those words. I'm a little sad and ashamed to report that on our recent trip to Los Angeles and Arizona, I was guilty of something I deplore – hunching over the screen …
MidAtlantic fun: The best ice cream in America at Woodside Farm
April 21, 2010 6 reader comments
OK, so it's not officially the best ice cream in the United States. But a girl's entitled to a little hyperbole in her blog post titles. And as I've made my passion for ice cream well known around these parts (see here and here for example) I think I …
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