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Literary Travel Dreaming: Let’s Go to the Lake District

April 10, 2022 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Here is a suggested literary-inspired itinerary for spending a week in England’s Lake District, historically home to several authors!

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Filed Under: Cumbria, England, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Literary Tours, United Kingdom Tagged With: Book List, Lake District, Travel Itinerary

A Literary Tour of Concord & Walden Pond

July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

Discover a love of classic American literature with this two-day itinerary for a literary tour of Concord, Massachusetts and Walden Pond.

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Massachusetts, Storybook Places, USA, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Concord, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, National Park Service, Orchard House, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Old Manse, The Wayside, Travel Itinerary, Walden

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House

In the Boston Footsteps of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

July 21, 2019 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

How much do you know about the poet who penned Paul Revere’s Ride? Follow in the Boston footsteps of H. W. Longfellow from his house to his social club.

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Lodgings & Libations, Literary Travel, Massachusetts, Storybook Places Tagged With: Boston, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Longfellow House, National Park Service, Old North Church, Omni Parker House, Poetry, Travel Itinerary

Boston Walking Tour for Book Lovers

A Walking Tour Through Boston for Book Lovers

July 14, 2019 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

Here is a walking tour of Boston for book lovers that will take you to my favorite bookish places including a bookstore with brunch and a Harry Potter shop!

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Massachusetts, USA, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Boston, Harry Potter, Independent Bookstore, Library, Travel Itinerary, Walking Tour

Chincoteague Ponies wild on Assateague Island

Misty of Chincoteague Pony Penning Itinerary

December 9, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Marguerite Henry’s Misty books made Chincoteague’s annual Pony Penning festival famous. Plan your visit with this Misty of Chincoteague Itinerary.

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Filed Under: Itineraries & Packing Guide, Storybook Places, USA, Virginia Tagged With: Chincoteague, Chincoteague Ponies, Marguerite Henry, Misty of Chincoteague, Travel Itinerary

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

Green Gables

Plan the Perfect Anne of Green Gables Vacation

October 21, 2018 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

Plan the perfect vacation to Prince Edward Island, home of author Lucy Maud Montgomery and the setting of Anne of Green Gables. Find out what literary sites to see, where to stay, and how to get around the Island.

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Filed Under: Canada, In the Foosteps of Authors, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Prince Edward Island, Storybook Places Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Cavendish, L. M. Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Travel Itinerary

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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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MacAusland’s Woolen Mill blankets are made in and sold all over PEI and are mentioned in The Summer Will Be Different by Carly Fortune. The film adaptation of the book will have these blankets in it.
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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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I attended the 2026 Road to Avonlea Convention on Prince Edward Island.
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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)
📍 Orwell Village (Jasper Dale’s Home)
📍 New London Lighthouse (Background scenery)
📍 Seacowhead Lighthouse (Gus’ Home)
Montgomery Books to Screen - PEI Filming Locations
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Tales of the Peculiar
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The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King
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Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
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Strange Weather in Tokyo
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