Archive for the "Travel Books" category

Papua New Guinea – Off the Charts

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (February 8th, 2010)

It’s been a very very long time since I sat down with a guide book to read up on a destination that I know little about. Last week my Lonely Planet guide to Papua New Guinea arrived from Amazon. PNG is a country that I’ve wanted to visit for something like 20 years. I’ve seen [...]

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Mid-Month Mish-Mash

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (December 15th, 2009)

A few quick items… Passports with Purpose We’ve got less than a week to go for our Passports with Purpose fundraiser. Donated your 10 bucks yet to help us provide food and clean water to those kids at the soon-to-be Passport School? Not to worry, you have until end of day Monday, December 21 to [...]

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WanderGear Wednesday: 10 Must Read Travel Books

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (December 9th, 2009)

There are so many great travel books on the market but here’s my list of must read travel books that have either substantially influenced me or simply drawn me into a destination or adventure beyond the usual. Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi – This is the book that helped set the course of my life. [...]

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