TMN staffers are all smiles over their early Xmas gift! Moon Handbooks wwwmoon com "The cure for the common trip" have been published by Av al o n Travel, a memb er of the Perseus Book Group, for over three decades Described as being for the "adventurous and budget-minded" the books focus on "out of the way" eatenes and accommodations and rely an the insider's knowledge of their authors.
Their goal is to cover the pantheon of amenities available at a given destination, particularly the sort of independent operations that are rarely advertised heavily, but offer urn que exp en enc e s. Ms Klein was contracted to write Moon Handbook for Aruba in February of , Author Rosalie Klein and hook and after a year of editing and layout, the book is finally on bookshelves across the US.
Klein, "from many paints of view I discovered same wonderful little restaurants, a number of which have become my favorites, and adorable, out of the way accommodations. Since the finalized m anus cnp t was h and ed in, there has been changes, which we tried to keep up with. Even since it was sent off to the printers, there has been an election I do think that readers will find a more in-depth insight into island culture and history than most guides to date, as well as some great places to dine that are not listed in other books.
Klein was able to provide ail the pictures far die book, including the iconic cover photo. The bo ok is pages long, mostly in black and white, with a 32 -page front section of color plates. M o on H andb o ok Arub a l s sold on Amazon. Those interested in purchasing an inscribed copy can contact the author at ro s ail e witty. Pope Francis is Time person of the year NEW YORK AFP - Time magazine named Pope Francis its person of the year on Wednesday, hailing the head of the Catholic Church as a new voice of global conscience since talcing office in March The year-old, who rose from modest beginnings and has been praised for his down-to-earth approach, is the first non-European pope in nearly 1, years, the first Latin American head of the Church and a leading voice for the dispossessed.
He has taken o n 1 eadership of a 1. She said it was rare far a new figure on the world stage to capture so much attention so quickly -- from the "young and old, faithful and cynical. A More! By Rosalie Klein ORANJE5TAD - Aruba is alight with seasonal spmt as the Bo Bano community project and various groups and businesses dress up the island's many traffic circles On Monday evening, December 9 , the new rotunda at the Reina Beatrix International Airport received its holiday treatment Airport executives welcomed employees and a delegation of workers and clients of the Fun an Foundation, which provides social interaction, classes and productive activities for the wheelchair hound.
