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NEW Lonely Planet guidebooks to Costa Rica
NEW Lonely Planet guidebooks to Costa Rica

NEW Lonely Planet guidebooks to Costa Rica

After writing guidebooks for 20 years, it can be anticlimactic to receive the final products–sometimes as much as a year after completing the research and writing. There have been times that my author copies languished in the box for weeks,…

Russian Sites in Northern California
Russian Sites in Northern California

Russian Sites in Northern California

Bodega Bay, California – Everybody knows that Alaska used to belong to Russia. But most people don’t realize that the Russians were actively exploring, hunting, trading and settling the Pacific Northwest, starting in the late 18th century. Yes, settling–like Russian…

Madame Gilflurt’s Excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure
Madame Gilflurt’s Excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure

Madame Gilflurt’s Excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure

We have noted the popular fascination with Catherine the Great. While the Russian Empress may be among the trendier rulers from this period, historian Catherine Curzon points out that the Georgian era (1914-1837) was rife with “unique, eccentric and flamboyant monarchs.”…