»  Also check the Facebook page, which, honestly, I'm somewhat better about updating.

FIRST AND FOREMOST

Europe on Five Wrong Turns a Day is now available.

 

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY (it was great; you should've been there)

Tuesday, April 3, 2012  at 7:00pm

At Honey in Nordeast Minneapolis

205 East Hennepin Avenue (below Ginger Hop). Map.

Books for sale at the party by my pals at Birchbark Books

 

BOOK TOUR (April 2012) Click here for photos from the tour

Seattle: April 5 at Ravenna Third Place Books » event Facebook page

Portland: April 9 at Powell's on Hawthorne » event Facebook page

Bay Area: April 10 at Books Inc in Berkeley » event Facebook page

Boston: April 17 at Harvard Coop » event Facebook page

Brooklyn: April 18 at powerHouse Arena » event Facebook page

Washington, DC: April 20 at Hill's Kitchen » event Facebook page

BY THE NUMBERS: Rank of overnight train from Vienna to Venice among most restless, uncomfortable nights of my life: top 5 ... Thought upon seeing sun rise over Italian hillsides: Okay, well, maybe that was worth it. ... Time of day Arthur says you should arrive in Venice: night ... Time of day I say you should arrive: morning or later afternoon, when the long shadows make the city feel that much more dramatic and atmospheric. ... Location of best meal during trip: Madrid ... Total cost of said meal: 10.35 euros (that's cheap by European standards) ... Equivalent amount in 1967 dollars: about $2.06