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Pages & Places: The Ultimate Guide to Literary Paris for Booklovers

November 10, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Come with me to explore books set in Paris and where to celebrate them! We’ll visit settings of books and author homes, haunts, and graves.

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, France, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, Videos Tagged With: Paris

Reading Disney After Dark in front of the castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

A Book Lover’s Guide to Walt Disney World with a Dark YA Twist

August 18, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Imagine riding through Walt Disney World’s It’s A Small World and all the dolls begin lurching to life and coming for your boat! Having read Disney After Dark, Ridley Pearson’s fist book in the Kingdom Keepers series, just before my recent visit to Orlando’s Magic Kingdom, this is exactly what I was imagining as I…

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Filed Under: Florida, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Disney, Kingdom Keepers

The Knowledge: mural of library books, Portland Oregon

Book Lover Locations in Portland, Oregon Only Locals Know

July 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Thanks to a local book lover, I can now share with you the best book lover locations to visit in Portland that only locals know!

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Filed Under: Literary Travel, Oregon, USA Tagged With: Beverly Cleary, Portland

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A Book Lover’s Day in Portland Following Beverly Cleary

June 30, 2024 by Elizabeth 2 Comments

Did you know Beverly Cleary lived and wrote her famous Klickitat Street Stories in Portland, Oregon and today you can stand face to face with statues of her characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and his dog Ribbsy? Watch the vlog to join me for a Book Lover’s Day in Portland following in the footsteps of…

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Oregon, Storybook Places, USA, Videos, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Beverly Cleary, Portland, Ramona

Dreaming of Belle's Library

Books to Read for Your Next Disney Vacation

April 28, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Going on a Disney vacation? Just love everything Disney? Here’s a list of books to read for your next Disney vacation!

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Filed Under: Book List, Florida, Literary Travel, USA Tagged With: Disney

Travelogs By Women

Travelogs by Women Who Defied Convention and Followed a Dream

April 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

Add these travelogs by women to your TBR list if you’re looking for travel humor, romance, solo travel advice, and inspiration.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, Literary Travel Tagged With: Curated Book List

Me standing in front of Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford holding a copy of his book Waverley.

Visit Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott’s “Conundrum Castle”

February 11, 2024 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

I solo traveled to visit Abbotsford, author Sir Walter Scott’s castle home turned museum to Scotland’s favorite author.

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Scotland, United Kingdom Tagged With: Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott

Waverley the book in the foreground, the Walter Scott Monument of Edinburgh in the background

Exploring Edinburgh in the Footsteps of Sir Walter Scott, the Grandfather of Historical Fiction

February 4, 2024 by Elizabeth 7 Comments

I spent a day exploring Edinburgh in the footsteps of Sir Walter Scott. I visited the Scott Monument and Writers’ Museum.

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Filed Under: Scotland, Storybook Places, Travel Log, UNESCO Cities of Lit & World Book Capitals, United Kingdom Tagged With: Dog, Edinburgh, Literary Character Statue, Museum, Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott

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A Suitcase Full of Books Wins TV Show Development Deal!

January 28, 2024 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

I have been selected as the winner of GoTraveler’s Next Travel Star TV Show Development Deal! Watch the vlog and read about my experience!

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Filed Under: My Reading Life, USA, Videos, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: GoTraveler, my life, Travel Vlog

Outside the real Skeldale House

Visit the Real Yorkshire of All Creatures Great And Small

January 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 12 Comments

Visit the real Yorkshire home and vet practice of author James Herriot and the filming location of All Creatures Great and Small’s Darroby!

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Filed Under: England, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, Travel Log, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet, Yorkshire Tagged With: All Creatures Great and Small

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Hello Traveling Bookworms!
Have you ever wanted to just step into the setting of your book? Or wondered if what you’re reading has any real world relevance? And are you the kind that gravitates towards indie bookstores and libraries on vacation? Then you’re in the right place!
I’m Elizabeth, a librarian & travel blogging bookworm. Join me as I explore the real places behind our favorite reads, introduce you to your next favorite book, and discover all the literary sights this world has to offer!

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I followed in the characters footsteps of Carly Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different and took a walk at Thunder Cove Beach, Prince Edward Island to the place where Teacup Rock used to be before Hurricane Fiona destroyed it.
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Visiting these real Prince Edward Island locations used in filming the adaptation of L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and The Road to Avonlea (based on The Story Girl) feels just like stepping into these stories.
📍 Dalvay by the Sea (The White Sands Hotel)
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If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
by Heather Lende
Tales of the Peculiar
Tales of the Peculiar
by Ransom Riggs
The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
by Richard Kreitner
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo
by Hiromi Kawakami

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