Comments on: Travel Writer Clichés: 10 – Verdant http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/29/travel-writer-cliches-10-%e2%80%93-verdant/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Travelling beyond the gushing hyperbole Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cheryl Probst http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/29/travel-writer-cliches-10-%e2%80%93-verdant/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Cheryl Probst Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:27:32 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=181#comment-148 describing rivers as "mighty." I admit to using this one myself when referring to our mighty Columbia River. There must be a better way to describe this gorgeous, powerful river . . . describing rivers as “mighty.”

I admit to using this one myself when referring to our mighty Columbia River. There must be a better way to describe this gorgeous, powerful river . . .

]]> By: Polly Tracey http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/29/travel-writer-cliches-10-%e2%80%93-verdant/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Polly Tracey Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:43:12 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=181#comment-125 Boutique, compact & quaint = small. Rustic = falling apart. A rustic, boutique hotel in a compact and quaint ski resort sounds like heaven... Boutique, compact & quaint = small.
Rustic = falling apart.

A rustic, boutique hotel in a compact and quaint ski resort sounds like heaven…

]]> By: Matthew Teller http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/29/travel-writer-cliches-10-%e2%80%93-verdant/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Matthew Teller Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:48:56 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=181#comment-120 One of my faves is "cerulean" (longhand for 'deep blue')... One of my faves is “cerulean” (longhand for ‘deep blue’)…

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