Today’s post, dear readers, come to you from Kansas City, Missouri, where I am kicking around this week for a conference. And before anyone makes a joke about corn or hayseeds, hold off. I can almost guarantee you, I’ve heard them all (some of them from the good people of Kansas City!) But, to be … Continue reading Wanderlust Reading List: Kansas City, MO
Happy Monday, dear readers! Today, we bring you a wanderlust reading list based on my recent trip to Belgium…it was for a history conference, which was great, but to be honest, I was so busy, I didn’t even get a waffle. I’m not joking. I spent most of my time in Ghent, a port city … Continue reading Wanderlust Reading List: Belgium
When I am not hanging out behind the circulation desk at the Library and oogling all the books, I teach history at A Nearby University. This summer, I get to teach a course on the History of the British Empire, which is a favorite area of mine to study, and therefore, makes for a really … Continue reading Wanderlust Reading List: Time-Traveling Edition!
When the spring weather starts to turn warm and sunny (a little later this year than most), my feet start to itch. Not so much literally (though in the Italian folklore in which I was raised, a literal foot-itch would mean the same thing), but in the sense of me wanting to get away. For … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: On Wanderlust
Today is the first Saturday in April, the month I most associate with Paris. I’m sure it’s at least partly because the Cole Porter song “I love Paris in the springtime” has wended its way into our culture, it’s but also because my vacation in Paris several years ago took place during April. There were … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Wanderlust – Paris
About two years ago, I was lucky enough to be accepted to an academic conference in Helsinki. And because I don’t really deal in the world of reality all that well, I immediately went to the Library Catalog and found some books set in Helsinki in order to get a feel for the place. Though these … Continue reading Wanderlust Reading List: Finland
I think it’s pretty safe to say that we here at the Free For All are huge fans of traveling…whether from the safety of our armchairs (or blanket forts), or in reality. We’re also fascinated by the worlds that books can open for you, whether it’s through reading travel guides, or tales of the adventures … Continue reading A Wanderlust Reading List