The Intrepid Tourist

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

Monday, September 28, 2015

September in UMBRIA, ITALY, Part 1: Perugia and Deruta

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Piazza in front of the Duomo in Perugia; the fountain, Fontana Maggiore, is decorated with dozens of carved stone figures We love travel...
Monday, September 21, 2015

ZION and ARCHES NATIONAL PARKS, Utah. Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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Arches National Park, Utah My brother Tom Scheaffer recently traveled with a friend from California to the East Coast and stopped in Zio...
Monday, September 14, 2015

PAINTING SET FREE: J.M.W. Turner Exhibit at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

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Snow Storm–Steam-Boat off a Harbor’s Mouth by J.M.W. Turner Several weeks ago, when we were in the Bay Area, we made a special trip int...
Monday, September 7, 2015

MONGOLIA’S WELCOMING GERS (YURTS) – Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

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Sunset over tourist ger camp, Mongolia My friend and fellow children’s book writer Caroline Hatton shares some notes from he...
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Monday, August 31, 2015

MONTREAL: A Week During the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Guest Post by Paige Arnold

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Soccer Game: France vs Korea In June 2015, my granddaughter Paige (age 9) and her parents spent a week in Montreal, Canada, during the F...
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Monday, August 24, 2015

Pakistan: GILGIT PROVINCE, Part 2: Punial and Naltar, From the Memoir of Carolyn T. Arnold

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Punial Estate in Chitral Province My husband’s Aunt Carolyn traveled to Pakistan in the 1970's. The following are excerpts from her ...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Pakistan, GILGIT PROVINCE, Part 1: Rawalpindi, Murree, Gilgit, From the Memoir of Carolyn T. Arnold

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View from the Cockpit, Flight over the Himalayas to Chitral My husband’s Aunt Carolyn traveled to Pakistan in the 1970's. The follo...
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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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