Literature Inspired Travel
This entry is part 1 of 25 in the series Literary London & Enid Blyton’s DorsetHello Blog World! Let me introduce myself! I’m Elizabeth, librarian, historian & Bill Bryson wannabe. Having recently returned from a literary-destination based vacation inspired by the love of books instilled in me at a young age by my father, I
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series The Fantasy World Tour CompanyThis summer, for a limited time only, my brother and I have collaborated to open the Literary Fantasy World Tour Company just for you! Check out our newest tour offerings below! *** Tour Option 3: Westeros Tour guides: Stark family, Daenerys
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series The Fantasy World Tour CompanyThis summer, for a limited time only, my brother and I have collaborated to open the Literary Fantasy World Tour Company just for you! Over the next four weeks we will be offering tours of fantasy worlds complete with well charted
My favorite book blogger, The Perpetual Page Turner, has a reoccurring post series called If We Were Having Coffee and I thought I’d borrow her format for this post. So grab your favorite cuppa and join me! It’s been quiet here on the blog for the past few weeks, and rather than let you go
What a peculiar time we are living through. Remember that time when there wasn’t a new “Breaking News!” story Every. Day.? No? That’s ok, I hardly do either. Right now I’m betting many of us, world-wide, would love to turn the clocks to ANY other time. Whether that’s back to a time when Democracy reigned
If you’d entered my dorm room senior year of undergrad, you might have wondered if I’d gotten distracted and started playing The Floor Is Lava! with my books. I definitely considered it. I think I could have made it from the bed to the desk chair without touching the floor. In actuality, dorm rooms never
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series HollandMy favorite book blogger, The Perpetual Page Turner, has a reoccurring post series called If We Were Having Coffee and I thought I’d borrow her format for this post. So grab your favorite cuppa and join me! If we were having coffee and apple pie,
This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series HollandThis is the 5th, and final, installment of Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. Now I know what you’re thinking. “You went to more museums?? Hadn’t you exhausted all the
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series HollandThis is part 4 in Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. There is a joke in Jewish circles… A Jew has been stranded on a desert island for years. When
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series HollandThis is part 3 in Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. I have to admit, that I’m actually not a fan of Van Gogh’s work, but when in Amsterdam and
This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series HollandThis is part 2 in Museum Hopping in Holland. Read Part 1 to find out how to save on museum entrance fees with the Museum Card. Dutch houses are famous for having large windows at street level, possibly to show that the family had nothing