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Silicon Valley & San Francisco – Road trip in the American West #12
Fatigue is starting to set in, and despite an afternoon of rest yesterday, we had a hard time getting up this morning to head to San Francisco. This article is part of our series of articles on the American West road trip. If you haven’t read the previous travel diaries, here they are: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 I would never have known what goes on in San Francisco if a friend hadn’t warned me. Knowing I was on a road trip in the States, she told me to look up “bipping” in San Francisco. Cars get their windows smashed in, especially if you…
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Yosemite National Park – Road trip in the American West #11
After Sequoia National Park, we find ourselves at the gates of Yosemite National Park. In winter, the Tioga Road is closed, so we enter the park via El Portal Road. This article is part of our series of articles on the American West road trip. If you haven’t read the previous travel diaries, here they are: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Journal Day 17 of the road trip: Our hotel is in an area with no cell reception. Even the Wi-Fi at the hotel is paid, so we’re cut off from the internet for the…
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Comics and graphic novels I read in 2023: Christmas Gift Ideas
Here are some reviews of the comics or graphic novels I read in 2023. I hope this gives you some ideas for Christmas gifts. Book Adaptations The Secret Life of Trees : The author explains how trees communicate, how they take care of their offspring, and how we can better respond to their needs. This comic is packed with text, which effectively highlights the main ideas of the book. However, I had quite a few questions about some details, so I had to read the book (text) to better understand. What I like about this comic is that it’s not just an illustration of the book, but it complements it…
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks – Road trip in the American West #10
Our hotel is 30 minutes from Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, and after a good night’s sleep, we’re ready to brave the cold and wind to explore. Visiting Sequoia National Park means taking a big detour before heading to Yosemite, but we have plenty of time, so we might as well take advantage. And we’re glad we did, because in the end, we preferred Sequoia National Park to Yosemite. This article is part of our series of articles on the American West road trip. If you haven’t read the previous travel diaries, here they are: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 Part 1: Travel JournalPart 2:…
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[Book Collecting] Gone with the Wind – The Heritage Press New York
During my road trip in the United States, I came across two beautiful books from the publisher The Heritage Press, which sold high-quality, illustrated, and well-designed books. Among them, I found a copy of Gone with the Wind (Gone with the Wind), volume 2. Here are some illustrations from the book, done by John Groth. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get my hands on volume 1. Because the book is large, the two-column layout allows for better visibility and better placement of the illustrations. You can see there are two types of illustrations: black and white (which are embedded in the text) and color illustrations that take up one to two pages.…
