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Haunting Destinations & Spooky-Season Books

Haunting Destinations: Spooky Season Books to Inspire Your Next Travel Adventure

October 5, 2025 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

October is the time for Spooky Season books, so check out this list of reads that may just inspire a trip to some haunting destination!

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Filed Under: France, Literary Travel, London, Massachusetts, New York, Storybook Places, Yorkshire Tagged With: Haunted, London, Paris, Salem, Spooky Season, York

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Theater

A [Postponed] Harry Potter Themed Day in London

September 13, 2020 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Although travel has been postponed, here’s how I would have had a Harry Potter themed day in London, had I visited this September.

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Filed Under: England, Literary Lodgings & Libations, Literary Travel, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: Harry Potter, London

Literary London

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

September 22, 2019 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

This is the Ultimate Guide to Literary London for Booklovers! Say hi to Paddington Bear, sit in Sherlock’s study, and much more!

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, Bookish Sanctuaries, England, Itineraries & Packing Guide, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: British Library, Charles Dickens, Harry Potter, Kenwood Estate, London, Paddington, Peter Pan, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Waterstones, Westminster Abbey

Board the Knight Bus!

Your Ultimate Guide to Muggle Wizarding World Locations

July 31, 2019 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Hogwarts will always be there to welcome us home, no matter where we are. Here is your Ultimate Guide to Muggle Wizarding World Locations.

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Filed Under: England, Florida, Itineraries & Packing Guide, London, Oregon, Oxfordshire, Storybook Places, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Harry Potter, Harry Potter World, J. K. Rowling, London, MinaLima, Oxford, Platform 9 3/4, Sylvia Beach Hotel, Universal Orlando, Warner Bros. Studio Tour

Literary Inspired Travel Destinations

Travel Bloggers Share Their Favorite Literary Inspired Destinations

January 27, 2019 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

From Australia, to England, to Scotland, travel bloggers share their favorite travel memories from destinations inspired by literature.

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Filed Under: Australia, England, Literary Travel, Scotland, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: Bath, Collaborations, Edinburgh, Harry Potter, Jane Austen, London, Peter Pan, Travel Blogger

London Time Out evening movie cruise view

A Time Out from Academics in London

December 16, 2018 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Your brain deserves a rest once in a while. If you put your book down, you’ll find London has a multitude of ways to take a time out from academics.

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Filed Under: England, Literary Travel, London, United Kingdom Tagged With: London, Self Care, Silent Disco, Time Out, Yoga

Paddington Bear and I

How to Pack for Summer in England

November 18, 2018 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

Find out what to pack for spending Summer in England and the best way to pack it all, the only apps you’ll need for navigating London, and the one item I never leave home without.

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Filed Under: Itineraries & Packing Guide Tagged With: England, London, Packing

Chatsworth House, possibly Pemberley?

Plan the Perfect Jane Austen Vacation

November 11, 2018 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Plan the perfect Jane Austen pilgrimage to Steventon, Bath, Chawton, Winchester, and London. Find out what books to read, where to go, and how to get there.

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Filed Under: England, Hampshire, In the Foosteps of Authors, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Literary Lodgings & Libations, London, Somerset, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: Bath, Chawton, Jane Austen, London, Travel Itinerary, Winchester

Literary Destination: Kenwood Estate, Home of Dido Elizabeth Belle

June 2, 2015 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Visit Kenwood Estate at Hampstead Heath, London, England. It was the home of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed-race child adopted and raised by an aristocratic family at the height of the slavery debate in England. Today Kenwood House is an art museum free to the public, and the grounds provide community park space. My favorite room was, of course, the library.

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, England, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: Dido Elizabeth Bell, Historic House, Kenwood Estate, London, Museum

The Ultimate Harry Potter Fan Destination: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

May 31, 2015 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

This was the most amazing day of the trip so far, for me anyway. We spent almost the entire day at the London Harry Potter Studio experience. There was so much to see and do and so much visual stimuli that, unlike at the British Museum, I did not have time to think and analyze, or takes notes about what I saw.

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Filed Under: England, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: Harry Potter, London, Museum

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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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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
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Strange Weather in Tokyo
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