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Here are some of my history books. The two on the right (that you see no titles for) are Friar Felix At Large - A 15th Century Pilgrimage to the Holy Land; and Once To Sinai - the Further Adventures of Friar Felix Fabri. Both are by H.F.M. Prescott. The friar kept a journal. What interests me (and historians, for that matter) is his keen and accurate observations - and his candid honesty, even if it was in opposition to what one was "supposed" to experience.
These accounts are not the more common sort that seem more about the limited ways of perceiving that travelers have who don't get out much (that is, out of their own cultural conditioning). But possibly more than that, what makes Friar Felix's account so readable is how he tells a good story (and a good translator helps, too). (BTW, the books are written about the friar, with text of his accounts interwoven, not the friar's account as a stand-alone.)
These are two among hundreds of books of travel accounts I have in my library, from antiquity through the Age of Discovery. "Discovery" is the key here - exploration... experiencing where that road goes after it disappears into the trees, or the path that winds up a slope - and you have an insatiable need to follow it to experience the sight once you clear the crest of the hill...
Exploration Days, canoeing & Kayaking
June 19-21 at MSU, nearly 2,500 youth and chaperones from every MI county come stay on campus for 4-H Exploration Days-- a pre-college program to meet new people and experience the life of a Spartan.
Photo credit: Mariah Montenegro
At the den of a mother hyena and two young cubs in the Khwai Concession, one of the cubs was playful, and enjoyed exploring the bushes.
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special thanks to miss A.R and K for taking me along!
Exploration Days, court
June 19-21 at MSU, nearly 2,500 youth and chaperones from every MI county come stay on campus for 4-H Exploration Days-- a pre-college program to meet new people and experience the life of a Spartan.
Photo credit: Mariah Montenegro
Trip to Baltimore . Aboard MARC Train #520 / Northbound Train between West Baltimore Station and Penn Station / Baltimore MD . Friday afternoon, 19 August 2011 . Elvert Barnes Photography
Mass Transit Exploration
A group of adventurers planning to carry out the "unfinished business" of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men by crossing the Antarctic continent, spoke to students at the British International School and the Hewitt School in New York about the history of polar exploration, the importance of good leadership and how they are preparing for the demanding expedition.
Pictures taken at Exploration Days 2014 at different events. Events: Cooking with Class and 4-H Project Runway
Photographer: Becky Harris
Exploration Days, canoeing & Kayaking
June 19-21 at MSU, nearly 2,500 youth and chaperones from every MI county come stay on campus for 4-H Exploration Days-- a pre-college program to meet new people and experience the life of a Spartan.
Photo credit: Mariah Montenegro