Travel Turtle

Thanks to Craft Magazine, I found polyvore. I opened my account last night and played around and came up with this:
P.S. Click on the image to take you to more information about all the products shown.

This highlights great things to have on European train trip. I love the pants and shirt and think they look [...]

Here’s an interesting link that gives a lot more details on the silk road. When I was reading about Azerbaijan, the website kept on referring to the Silk Road as the Great Silk Road (GSR). I thought it was just an honorary title the Azerbaijan tourist board gave to their historical section of the road. [...]

Here are some stories I’ve enjoyed on the web this week:

Taking a staycation. I might even do one this weekend! (Love that they don’t really need to be planned in advance!)
Cinematic Illinois.

On a recent trip, I saw the video above about Azerbaijan and the country looks beautiful. From the Azerbaijan tourism website, I learned that the country is a major player on the silk road route. I’ve always been fascinated by the silk road and I’m currently looking for a good book about it. If [...]

While most people think of the nine-toed cats when thinking of Hemingway’s Key West home, my favorite aspect is the chandeliers. His wife at the time, Pauline, collected chandeliers from all over the world and replaced all the ceiling fans in the home with them. What a great idea.
You can find vintage chandeliers at antique [...]