The Intrepid Tourist

Author CAROLINE ARNOLD's travel blog--a writer's journeys around the world

Monday, May 28, 2012

ISTANBUL: Museum of Innocence, Mevlevi Lodge, Pera Museum, Modern Art Museum

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Whirling Dervish Dance Floor, Mevlevi Lodge, Istanbul In late May, I spent ten days in Turkey, which as my seat mate on the plane to...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Glastonbury, Stonehenge, and Avebury: King Arthur, Stone Circles, and a Medieval Barber-Surgeon

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Glastonbury, Lady Chapel (Continuation of my London diary entry of September 7, 1998) Our Sunday morning excursion took us back to Medi...
Monday, May 14, 2012

Bath, England: From the Romans to Jane Austen

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The Royal Crescent, Bath.  Typical Georgian architecture. (Excerpt from my London diary, September 7, 1998) Last night we got back from...
Monday, May 7, 2012

CHICAGO: Marilyn, Millennium Park, and the Art Institute—A Stroll Down Michigan Avenue

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One tower of the Crown Fountain, Millennium Park Recently, I was in Chicago for a conference and had an hour or so on the last afternoon...
Monday, April 30, 2012

HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND: The Hilo Side

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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hilo Last week, Art and I were on Hawaii’s Big Island.  Most of the week was in Kona, where Art was ...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Cologne, Germany: The Cathedral, Old Town, and the Rhine

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Restaurant in Cologne's Old Town In early March, my husband Art spent a few days at a meeting in Cologne, Germany, and has allowed m...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

Have Laptop, Will Travel: England's Lake District and More with Gretchen Woelfle (Guest Post)

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Derwent Water, Lake District, England My friend Gretchen Woelfle is spending three months in England this spring, beginning with a wr...
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I like to think of myself as a Lonely Planet traveler without the backpack. (Translation: I like vacation spots that are off the beaten track but I’m willing to get there in a rented car and stay in a comfortable hotel.) I like trips to remote or unusual places especially if they feature wildlife, ancient history, cultural events, opportunities for hiking or other outdoor activities. Sometimes I am an accidental tourist, a result of my own or my husband’s business travel. I am a children’s book author and travel for research and to speak at schools and conferences. (Go to www.carolinearnold.com or www.carolinearnoldart.blogspot.com for more about my books and art.) My husband is a scientist and international meetings have provided the starting point for trips. Sometimes my destination is chosen because of family connections. And sometimes I simply choose a place because I have never been there before. I have always kept a diary when I travel (long before blogs were invented) and written the occasional article about my trips. Some of those articles and diary entries (heretofore unpublished) will be posted here. I will also post comments on my current and recent travel.
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