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Travel the World
The dreary end of winter is upon us. Time to put on your fancy clothes, take out your sunglasses and pack your bags and see the world! The Brooklyn Public Library has everything you need to discover new places to visit; from trusted travel books and journals, to books on the best places to see and things to do, to watching video tours on your computer at home. And if travel is not an option in the near future, sit back and relax with some great novels and allow the characters to travel for you. Be swept away in your own home with stories that take you across the United States or around the world. This month we also include links on how to obtain or renew your passport and an organization that provides learning adventures for older adults! Bon Voyage!
We have links, books and digital media for your travel
Links
Elder Hostel
Elderhostel is America's first and the world's largest educational travel organization for adults 55 and over.
Getting your Passport
The Passport Services Office provides information and services to American citizens about how to obtain, replace or change a passport.
Global Volunteers International
“Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian, non-governmental organization engaging short-term volunteers on micro-economic and human development programs in close partnership with local people worldwide. Working at the invitation and under the direction of local leaders, volunteers help create a foundation for world peace through mutual international understanding. Our purpose is to maintain a genuine, sustained service partnership with the host community and provide volunteers a genuine opportunity to serve.”
Digital Media
Travel – Download a travel video to your computer at home:
from http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/
> click eBooks, eVideo & eAudio (in the left navigation bar, a grey button under Research & Reference)
> click the link: >> Search the Digital Media Catalog
> click the Video button in the left navigation bar
> scroll down the page to Travel
> click the link: Complete list ... (to the right of the Travel section heading)
> browse the list of travel video and click the Downloadable Video button of your selection.
Bon Voyage!
Books
Non-Fiction
The travel book : a journey through every country in the world
1,000 Places to See Before You Die / by Patricia Schultz
A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail / Bill Bryson
Conde Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys: Great Writers on Great Places / edited and with an introduction by Klara Glowczewska.
Europe on a shoestring / Sarah Johnstone, et al.
The travel detective : how to get the best service and the best deals from airlines, hotels, cruise ships, and car rental agencies / Peter Greenberg
Volunteer vacations : short-term adventures that will benefit you and others / Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger.
Fodor's 239 great places to escape to nature : from rustic cabins to luxury resorts / editor, Constance Jones
The geography of bliss : one grump's search for the happiest places in the world / Eric Weiner
My Life in France / Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme.
Fiction
On the Road / Jack Kerouac
Lost horizon : a novel / James Hilton
Around the world in eighty days / Jules Verne; translated with an introduction and notes by William Butcher.
The Portrait of a Lady / Henry James; with a new introduction by Regina Barreca.
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