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Jul.20.2009
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Okay - I'm jumping off into the world of multimedia by recording an audio tour of Transcendentalist Concord. I will be recording narration for the North Bridge, the Old Manse, Walden Pond, Bush House, the Concord Museum, the Wayside, the Orchard House, and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Each stop along...
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Jun.29.2009
I am becoming increasingly interested in audio tours that can be downloaded and brought with on an iPod, cell phone, or GPS unit. I remember one my dad had of the section of I80 from Auburn to Truckee in California. It was fantastic and we listed to it repeatedly. Here are some of the more recent...
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Jun.01.2009
BEA RECAP
For those outside the book publishing world, Book Expo of America (BEA) is the annual gathering of book publishers, book sellers, librarians, authors, editors, and hangers-on. It’s where deals are struck, buzz is created, and the schmoozing oozes. As you can imagine, this year’s version...
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May.16.2009
Academic Ambassadors is a wonderful service for academics and non-profit traveling professionals. For more information, read this article at www.wanderingeducators.com.
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May.05.2009
Wandering Educators has posted my review of Code Green. Check it out for my thoughts on sustainable travel: http://tiny.cc/36Kk8.
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Apr.16.2009
I am thrilled to be headed to Costa Rica next week to explore sustainable and meaningful travel (I'm also writing a book review of Lonely Planet's Code Green -- stay tuned at www.wanderingeducators.com), and am looking for suggestions on Costa Rican literature to bring. I am interested in novels,...
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Apr.07.2009
On the eve of my fortieth birthday, I am thinking about the path I want to take for the next forty years. I am crossing my fingers for the wonderful luck, love, and happiness that I've enjoyed for the first forty (minus that haircut in 7th grade and the time I backed into my girlfriend's car while...
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Mar.24.2009
I was thrilled to find my photo of Inis Meain from A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival as the first image of Budget Travel's "Best of Ireland" slideshow.
Check out the Ireland Slide Show here: http://tiny.cc/bBTFc
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Mar.03.2009
First, thank you all for coming out on a Thursday night. I’d also like to thank Carlos Martinez for setting up this event, and Jim Yacopino for the introduction. It is a thrill to be here. In preparation, I was reading a bit on your congregation and the Emerson Circle. Besides being a little...
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Mar.02.2009
First off, thank you to all of you who have come this evening. It’s so gratifying to know I’m not the only one who likes spending a Friday night talking about Yeats and poetry. I'd also like to extend a special thank you to Andy McGowan for setting up this event.
Before I go much further, let...
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Mar.01.2009
I;m thrilled to be back in Amherst after a great weekend in New York. I will be uploading the texts to both talks I gave in New York shortly, but first am getting the word out about my two talks this week.
Just in time for Saint Patrick’s day, I will be giving not one but two slide show...
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Feb.26.2009
I'm off this morning to New York for my talk tonight at the All Souls Church in Manhattan. Tomorrow night, I'll be at the National Arts Club. The book talks (two completely different ones) are on hard copy, backed up to a flash drive, and emailed to myself. Did I forget anything?
Check out the...
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Feb.22.2009
Vera Marie Badertscher has been good enough to host me this week as I prepare for two events in NYC. Click on over to A Traveler's Library to check out the posts this week. She's also giving away a copy of my book, Walking Boston, so check out my first post on the Transcendentalists' New England...
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Feb.03.2009
My review of Holly Hughes’ 500 Places to See Before They Disappear is up at Wandering Educators. I was thrilled to review the book and have a chance to talk with Holly. She’s got a great perspective on travel and a wonderful sense of humor. If you are interested in a copy of her book, you have a...
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Jan.28.2009
I was so excited to put up a post about my upcoming event at the All Souls Church in Manhattan that I of course forgot to put in the address:
1157 Lexington Avenue (at 80th)
New York, NY 10075
phone number: 212-535-5530
Also, stay tuned. I'm working on an appearance the following night, Feburary...
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About Robert
A writer and photographer, Robert Todd Felton has written about Thoreau's Walden Pond, Yeats' Ireland, and Emerson's Boston. He has also penned articles on hiking in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, exploring Hunter S. Thompson's Las Vegas, and driving through...
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Robert’s Favorite Books
On the Road, Hamlet, Walden, The Collected Poems of William Butler Yeats, The Playboy and the Western World, King Lear, The Lies Boys Tell,