The Intrepid Tourist

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

Monday, May 27, 2024

TWO WEEKS IN NORWAY: Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and a Few Ferries Too

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Norway. View of the mountains from the train between Oslo and Bergen. As our train climbed over the mountains between Oslo and Bergen, we lo...
Monday, May 20, 2024

BIRD WATCHING ON RUNDE ISLAND, NORWAY: Above the Cliffs and Along the Shore

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Shelduck, Runde Island, Norway. Thousands of seabirds—puffins, gannets, kittiwakes, gulls and more—make their summer home on Runde Island on...
Monday, May 13, 2024

KOREAN TREASURES AT LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

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 Korean Quadruple Gourd Vase, LACMA My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these photos ...
Monday, May 6, 2024

BASQUE SPAIN: Donostia-San Sebastian, Guest Post by Jennifer Arnold

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Jennifer in Donostia (San Sebastian) Spain. My daughter Jennifer, a professor at the University of North Carolina, recently traveled to Spai...
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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 Some of those articles and diary entries (heretofore unpublished) will be posted here.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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