<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rhumbline Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhumbline Press publishes the finest in books and art.]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:39:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rhumblinepress.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nine Days in Milan is Available Worldwide!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Thomas lands a consulting contract during Milan Fashion Week where he navigates his way through the high fashion world, meeting...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/nine-days-in-milan-is-available-worldwide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65dcdb832d6541903ddd90bf</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nine Days in Milan]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:45:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_eb324958a8414328811f1aaf7a6ccb87~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moonlight over Jimmy Buffett live at the Waikiki Shell in 2017.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a day to feel sad and grateful, sad that Jimmy is no longer with us, and grateful to him for all the joy he has brought me and...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/moonlight-over-jimmy-buffett-live-at-the-waikiki-shell-in-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64f3833f08acdf70374bc7ea</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 18:48:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_fac84860d6d44942bb79ecf3d410734a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger than Fiction?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there anything that is too far-fetched to write in a book? So far this week I have observed: Our octogenarian neighbor, wearing a...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/stranger-than-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bca4fd5ea9f5d853965123</guid><category><![CDATA[Strange Weather in Chinatown]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:25:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caviar Stories: Free with newsletter signup!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Flat Broke in Paradise, Lance and Jody dine on champagne and caviar in their hotel room at the Surrey Hotel in New York City. In...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/caviar-stories-a-short-course-in-caviar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb6554c2311d50015d0c8a7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:17:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_bca52be33bc843249b3ab5b4773fae23~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Weather in Chinatown available on Amazon.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Thomas returns in Strange Weather in Chinatown, the second in then Nick Thomas Adventure Series, set in Hawaii and San Francisco....]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/strange-weather-in-chinatown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61bbf4fd7af9ac0016100279</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 02:33:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_83d92d6807c746eb9357cd5b9d8cbfb8~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grenada - Isle of Spice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Down in the West Indies in the Southern Caribbean Sea lies Grenada, the one the world's largest exporters of the nutmeg and mace. The...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/grenada-isle-of-spice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb656556e478c0014ee0ca5</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_12ab4def9a574e679fe34fb453c8845a~mv2_d_2877_1402_s_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a friend who once sailed from Long Island to Bermuda. He said the trip was slow and boring, but he had much time to read. One of...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/don-t-stop-the-carnival-by-herman-wolk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb61a6c13c49100158864b5</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 18:29:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_c77070a06b094febb081538267817c3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_328,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Jewelry in Flat Broke in Paradise]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Flat Broke in Paradise, Nick Thomas receives a lesson in pearl farming and a gift from a new friend on the island of Bora Bora. The...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/the-jewelry-in-the-flat-broke-in-paradise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb3833d395f7e001547fb98</guid><category><![CDATA[Flat Broke in Paradise]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_c49c4d2c871a46c39f5305ac25a5fc8a~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Paddock - Aruba]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Caribbean is known for its waterfront bars. Located in the Leeward Antilles of  Netherlands Antilles at Lloyd G. Smith Blvd 13,...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/the-paddock-aruba</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb3f22a161c1c001587483e</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:55:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_cb02f1841df04dcd8858ab66cc71ecf9~mv2_d_2851_1981_s_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wall in Antigua]]></title><description><![CDATA[While walking down Market Street in Saint John's, Antiqua I came across this section of wall. It has the perfect Caribbean blue patina.]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/a-wall-in-antigua</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb3a2868cf9c80ac7a818c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:16:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_4c8d5723574143feaeb7566078104900~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caribbean Blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you like the color blue, the Caribbean Sea is the place for you!  Take a look at the colors below:]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/grow-your-blog-community</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c706c92e51d0a001c09b41c</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:33:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_3dc6078b1e7c43a3a14f3b0f775528a2~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Following the Equator by Mark Twain]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the late-1980's I ran across a first edition of Mark Twain's Following the Equator.  One flip through its musty pages and I knew I had...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/following-the-equator-by-mark-twain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb630a75c2e7800152e4e4a</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_2b93d3781fcc461ca8e27e1989359e0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_417,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda, is Nelson's Dockyard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Named...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/english-harbour-and-nelson-s-dockyard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb3bef3c037160015806819</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:40:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_f4c88b1ffdbd4406a6cecd946ddd502a~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tahiti: A Paradise Lost by David Howarth]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 18th of June, 1767 the island of Tahiti was sighted by the British frigate HMS Dolphin. The crew found a generous and peaceful...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/tahiti-a-paradise-lost-by-david-howarth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb51062e148040015db756a</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 23:18:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_7a62facde6e64a56ad388327c5c54d0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine restoring an old and derelict wooden oyster sloop that has been propped up in a field for seven years (the neighbors declared it...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/sailing-alone-around-the-world-by-joshua-slocum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb64f751bcbb20014401fce</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_02d55c1004e043c8a4094188876b255d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kepuhi Beach, Molokai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kepuhi Beach on the west shore of the Hawaiian island of Molokai looks very different in the winter and summer. The winter surf is high...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/kepuhi-beach-molokai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb40cbab5e2fe0015447cce</guid><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 04:56:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_ee30544168a2454789860ed703702c41~mv2_d_2048_1509_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faery Lands of the South Seas by James Norman Hall and Charles Bernard Nordhoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Norman Hall and Charles Bernard Nordhoff were two Americans who volunteered for the French Flying Corps and the French Escadrille...]]></description><link>https://www.rhumblinepress.com/post/faery-lands-of-the-south-seas-by-james-norman-hall-and-charles-bernard-nordhoff</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb3f76cb31de1001583fea7</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75146c_d8182248f7eb4bac86408927e265af54~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_313,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Livanos Lester</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters By Derek Lundy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joshua Slocum may have done it first, but he won't be the last. 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