Travel

Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. The term "travel" originates from the Old French word travail. Travel writing is a genre that has, as its focus, accounts of real or imaginary places. The genre encompasses a number of styles that may range from the documentary to the evocative, from literary to journalistic, and from the humorous to the serious. Travel writing is often associated with tourism, and includes works of an ephemeral nature such as guide books and reviews, with the ...more

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The Unofficial Disney Parks Retro Cookbook by Julie Tremaine

The Unofficial Disney Parks Retro Cookbook: 60+ Nostalgic Recipes and Stories of Yesteryear

Julie Tremaine (Goodreads Author),

Carly Caramanna (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Oct 13, 2026

Relish the retro flavors from the Disney Parks’ past.

The Unofficial Disney Parks Retro Cookbook is a passport back to the golden days of park hopp Relish the retro flavors from the Disney Parks’ past.

The Unofficial Disney Parks Retro Cookbook is a passport back to the golden days of park hopping, nostalgia-filled summer vacations, and the taste of real adventure from the Disney restaurants you thought were gone forever.

Inside, you’ll find 60+ recipes inspired by legendary Disney dining spots—from opening day originals to ’90s gems to recent snacks and sips that left too soon. Each dish comes with a slice of untold Disney history from authors Carly Caramanna and Julie Tremaine, who are both theme park journalists obsessed with all things Disney history.

Craving the legendary Handwich from the Eisner Era? The monorail cocktails you never got to try from the Monorail Club Car at Disney’s Contemporary Resort? Some of Walt Disney’s personal favorites, like his legendary chili or his cocktail of choice, the Scotch Mist? Learn the stories behind long-gone restaurants and the dishes they served—and relive your own delicious memories of recently-closed restaurants like Steakhouse 55 in the Disneyland Hotel or Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano in the Muppets Courtyard.

Whether an entree, a snack, a dessert, or a drink, all of these recipes come straight from the nostalgic heart of the Disney Parks to your kitchen.

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Lamb Chops with Mint Jelly, from Disneyland’s fine dining Red Wagon Inn, closed in 1964Taco Salad in a Ta-Cup, from Disneyland’s Casa de Fritos (where Doritos were invented), closed in 1982The cult-favorite Carrot Cake Cookie, from Writer’s Stop (back when Hollywood Studios was called MGM!), closed in 2016Goat Cheese Dip from EPCOT’s Restaurant Marrakesh, closed in 2020The original and “new” Kungaloosh cocktails from Pleasure Island’s Adventurers Club, closed in 2008The famous Iced Felucian Blue Shrimp Cocktail from Star Galactic Starcruiser, open for only one year from 2022–2023And so much more!This cookbook is the perfect gift (or self-gift) for every Disney fan who wants to revisit those magical moments from the past, get a taste of places they always wanted to be able to try, and allow these vintage-inspired flavors transport them back in time. So let The Unofficial Disney Parks Retro Cookbook take you on a memory-filled trip down Main Street, U.S.A. as you welcome the nostalgia of your favorite Disney flavors into your kitchen and whip up some magical sips and bites for you and your park-hopping crew! ...more
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America Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the Hidden Wonders of the United States

Atlas Obscura (Editor),

Dylan Thuras,

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Release date: Nov 10, 2026

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Around the World in 42 Days by Imogene A. Drakes

Around the World in 42 Days: One Woman’s Journey Through Ancient Mysteries and Modern Questions

Imogene A. Drakes (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Aug 05, 2026

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“ In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own. ”
― Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life

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“ Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere. ”
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