Category: Travel

  • Photos for a Travel Memoir

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    Katie Slattery
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    Selecting the illustrations for Wherever the Road Leads has sent me down memory lane yet again. I plan for the book to have three kinds of illustrations: • Photos taken by Tom of our travels • Pen-and-ink drawings I did along the way • Route maps with small sketches to show where we went

  • Travel as Education (after the Pandemic)

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    Katie Slattery
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    For those of us with travel in our DNA, this is a difficult time. We are stranded in our homes with no place to go. Besides this, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many parents have unexpectedly found themselves home alone educating their children. As they struggle with this difficult role, many parents can’t wait for…

  • A Memoir of Love and Travel Van-Life Style

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    Katie Slattery
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             Travel is my passion and my way of learning about the world. What was the most influential journey of your life? How has travel changed your perspective?         The first question is an easy one for me — it was my honeymoon!  Granted, my honeymoon was a bit different…

  • Discovery

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    Katie Slattery
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    I loved Venice — brightly colored air, sparkling water, and spires gleaming in the sun. My sixteen year old romantic heart dreamt of the day I would return and kiss a boyfriend in the shadow of Saint Mark’s Basilica. Even the presence of my mother with her rules and my little sister with her tears…