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TRAVEL BLOG9.27.05
Innuendo and the CitySunday’s New York Times arrived with another travel edition of T Style Magazine inside, and it’s mostly what you’d expect from a style/travel magazine: it’s full of stories by and about celebrities and celebrated writers. I haven’t had a chance to read much of it yet, but I did notice a secondary theme: sex. Or maybe it’s just travel writing that would really entertain a teenage boy. For instance, there’s the story by Carrie Fisher about her trip with her entourage and fellow celeb, Meg Ryan, to Dildo, Newfoundland. ( “Unusual, you say? Well, yes, I would have to agree with you, but it is by no means the only village with a strange name,” Fisher writes. “It’s just across the bay from Spread Eagle."). Then there’s novelist Heidi Julavits’s story about visiting a hot springs for nudists. Then there’s a short piece about the popularity of Tallinn, Estonia as a hot spot for bachelor and bachelorette parties. Several other stories look quite substantial in comparison, including Paul Tough’s story about tourism in Kabul, Afghanistan and Mark Jolly’s visit to Patagonia. Categories: Weblog • Canada • Estonia • Media Addict 
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COMMENTSJT LeRoy’s Times article about Disneyland Paris is a fabulous read. Simple, poignant and often hilarious observations contrasting not only our homegrown themepark and the Euro-offshoot but American/French cultural gaps include this one: ‘There are no throngs of obese Americans searching for fried Ding Dongs (at Disney Paris).’ I guess I’ve been living in a cave because I hadn’t heard of the 25 year old author before reading this article. I was so inspired that I headed to the library that evening to check out his books - ‘Sarah’ and ‘The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things.’ By on 9.29.05 at 01:40 PM
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