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Revisiting the Titanic: Three books

June 17, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

Last year, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of more than 1,500 lives, produced television specials, the re-release of James Cameron’s epic movie Titanic […]

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Books, Non-Fiction

Into the Silence, by Wade Davis

June 16, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

When Britain launched the first three recorded assaults on Mount Everest in 1921, ’22 and ’24, the nation was still recovering from the trauma of World War I, as were […]

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Books, Non-Fiction

Sherlock Holmes’ London

May 13, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

To the countless fans of Sherlock Holmes, his fictional exploits are as real as 221B Baker St., the Langham Hotel, Charing Cross Station, the Lyceum Theater and one Holmesian landmark […]

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Travel

Oradour-sur-Glane: A World War II atrocity

May 12, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE, France — This is the grimmest of all European war memorials. More grim than any towering monument. More grim than any neatly manicured military cemetery with its symmetric rows […]

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History, Travel

Favorite travel photos: Pt. I

May 8, 2013by Ken Leave a comment
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Galleries, Travel

Photos from the Irish cycling trip

May 3, 2013by Ken Leave a comment
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Bike Rides, Galleries, Travel

Two Irish travel yarns

July 30, 2009by Ken Leave a comment

 I found Pint-Sized Ireland by Evan McHugh last weekend in a used book store in Dallas. There were at least 20 copies on the shelf, and having blown through the […]

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Books, Travel

An Irish Cycling Vacation

September 22, 2008by Ken Leave a comment

An overseas bicycle trip was something I had been thinking about for two or three years. I had never been to Ireland, and when plans for a more traditional trip […]

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Bike Rides, Travel

Day 1: Killarney to Kenmare

September 22, 2008by Ken Leave a comment

The Ride: About 35 miles, 1,900 feet of climbing. For a map, click here. After leaving Killarney we turned off onto a hard-packed bicycle track through Killarney National Park and […]

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Bike Rides, Travel

Day 2: Kenmare to Castletownbere

September 22, 2008by Ken Leave a comment

The Ride: About 32 miles, 1,500 feet of climbing. For a map, click here. The day begins with easy riding along the coast with beautiful views of the mouth of […]

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Bike Rides, Travel

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