Literature/Literary Travel

So much of our travels can be enjoyed through the prism of literature. Some writers are intrinsically connected to a destination and you can still visit places associated with them. Just a very few examples:

Miguel Cervantes with Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Agatha Christie with Devon, England
Isak Dineson (Karen Blixen) with Kenya
Ian Fleming with Jamaica
Gabriel García Márquez with northern Colombia
Thomas Hardy with Dorset, England
Victor Hugo with Paris
Ernest Hemingway with Key West, Havana, Madrid, and Paris
Franz Kafka with Prague
James Joyce with Dublin
R.K. Narayan with Madras (Chennai), India
Pablo Neruda with Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, Chile
Tennessee Williams with New Orleans
William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter with England's Lake District

The literary travel possibilities are nearly endless - have a read!

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5 of Europe´s top destinations for literary travelers

David Paul Appell This continent is arguably the world´s most literary in the sense that it has arguably produced most of the world´s most celebrated writers, poets, and playwrights. And its great literary destinations are not just cities of famous names—they´re places where you can walk directly into books, manuscripts, and writers’ lives. The five below—admittedly heavy on Britain and Ireland—stand out because they combine atmosphere with specific, visitable landmarks that bring literature…

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Communing with literary greats in England's Lake District

Jorge Franganillo The Lake District of Cumbria in northwest England, a 5½-hour drive from London and two from Liverpool and Manchester, is a mountainous region and national park renowned for its gorgeous scenery - centering around 19 eponymous lakes - as well as its literary associations with a group of 19th-century "Lake Poets" such as William Wordsworth (one of his most famous poems, "Daffodils," was inspired here and whose local house, Dove Cottage, you can visit), Beatrix Potter (of…

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The writing of 'In the Footsteps of Dracula: A Personal Journey and Travel Guide'

Old Parish Church Cemetery in Whitby, England My obsession to travel to every site related to either the fictional Count Dracula or his real historical counterpart, Prince Vlad Dracula the Impaler, grew out of a visit to Whitby, England, where part of the novel Dracula takes place. I stood on the cemetery hill (top) where, in Bram Stoker's Dracula Lucy Westenra and Mina Murray spent hour after hour sitting on their "favourite seat" (a bench placed over a suicide's grave near the edge of the…

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Literary cruises in 'Whatever Your Pastime or Interest, There May Be A Cruise For You!'

Valtours/Dreamstime.com Whatever hobby, pursuit or pastime you enjoy, it’s possible there’s a voyage that will let you combine it with the pleasures of cruising. From food to fashion, music to mystery, the offerings are as varied as the destinations which are included on ship itineraries. An Internet search for cruises that interest you may turn up one or more alternatives. While cruise lines are gradually beginning to return to normal services, it’s necessary to check what sailings are being…

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SinghRajput November 25, 2011 at 5:50am

English Poetry & Creative-n-Content Writings
Terence Baker October 29, 2011 at 3:14am

Thanks for the recommendation, Cara. Kauai is among the most beautiful places I have ever been, if not the most beautiful. I am off to France and Italy at the end of next week and have been saving Eric Newby's A Small Place in Italy. He is among my favourite travel writers. I am sure you realise that the English under Captain James Cook named the Hawaiian Islands the Sandwich Islands, after the voyage's patron, the Earl of Sandwich, one of whom also gave his name for a popular snack of something placed between two slices of bread.
Cara Bertoia October 28, 2011 at 11:58pm

I love books that tell a great story but I want to learn something at the same time. I knew that since Tripatini member Linda Ballou was a travel writer that I would learn about Hawaii but what I didn't realize is that she is a beautiful writer. This story takes place at the time in history where the Hawaiians are introduced to the Europeans as seen from the Hawaiian viewpoint. It is a story about a strong woman living in a country warlike country. Just get that picture of peaceful Hawaiians out of your head. She weaves a tale that keeps you intrigued all the way to the end. This is a great read about a fierce heroine. In fact, I liked the story so much I asked Linda to do an interview for my blog. Follow this link to read her interview. http://thebesttravelnovels.blogspot.com/2011/10/travel-to-hawaii-wi...

TRAVEL TO HAWAII WITH WAI-NANI HIGH CHIEFESS OF HAWAII: HER EPIC JOURNEY

I love books that tell a great story but I want to learn something at the same time. I knew that since Linda Ballou was a travel writer that...
Terence Baker September 25, 2011 at 8:09pm

Golly. I just finished reading Rebecca West's massive opus Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia, which comes in at an arm-breaking 1,150 pages. It is worth it, though. The scenery is lovingly and richly described, and the simmering tensions (often to explode) in the region, from Macedonia to the east to Slovenia in the west, are picked apart and related. These troubles as you know are millenia in the making, the region the pawn of empires such as the Ottoman, Roman and Austro-Hungarian and at times the strategic interest of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Venetian Republic. Written in the late 30s, just before European war broke out again, the writing in this book was on the wall, so to speak. And of course we all remember the breakup of Yugoslavia and the many years of civil and regional warfare. Fantastic book, but brace yourself for the long haul.
Cara Bertoia September 21, 2011 at 9:11am

Here is the link to tge Kindle version of my book at Daily Cheap Reads, it was featured on Sep. 20th.

A fun read Cruise Quarters - A Novel About Casinos and Cruise Ships featured today at Daily Cheap Reads http://dailycheapreads.com/2011/09/20/cruise-quarters-a-novel-about...

This is also a great site to find out about new books of all types.

Thanks Cara Bertoia

Thanks Cara Bertoia
Cara Bertoia August 27, 2011 at 1:45am

Dear Travel Book members,

I am starting a new blog, The Best Travel Novels. If you have a novel set in a far away land and would like to be featured please let me know.
http://thebesttravelnovels.blogspot.com/ This is the link to the blog.

Georgina Young-Ellis a fellow Tripatini member is my first interview, please check out her post about writing The Time Baroness.

Thanks

Cara B

THE BEST TRAVEL NOVELS, MOVIES OR BOOKS

Hi, my name is Cara Bertoia and I am the author of Cruise Quarters - A Novel About Casinos and Cruise Ships. It is a story of the crew who work for…
Ed Wetschler June 6, 2011 at 2:55pm

Terry, I'm in Maine, arguably the antithesis of the Grand Canyon, but I'm amazed by your story. I'm also flummoxed by the challenge of finding a really good book about the Grand Canyon. You probably already saw the following link. Moreover, I'm not sure it'll fill the need. But just in case...http://www.grandcanyonassociation.org/grand_canyon_bookstore_featur...
Terence Baker June 5, 2011 at 11:56pm

My friend Alex and I just did a pretty mad thing. On May 21 (the day the world was supposed to have ended, remember?), we completed in 15 hours a run from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to the South Rim...and back. It involved 42.2 miles and a net elevation of 10,360 feet. One of the most wonderful things I've done, but in parts the most hellish, too. The five miles from Roaring Springs back to the North Rim was a gruelling hike that I thought would never end, but with hindsight (as I believe is the case with most travel), the endeavour becomes even more wonderful.

Which leads me to my question. I have just finished reading Travelers' Tales: Grand Canyon--Tales From Below the Rim, but it is inconsistent, mainly as there are many contributors and a little too much flowery language..."I left the canyon, but the canyon never leaves you...", that kind of awfulness.

So, does anyone have a recommendation of a book on the Grand Canyon that really passes the test of time and good literature?
Sam Scribe May 6, 2011 at 5:07am

Quite a recommendation, Terence. I'll have to get ahold of this.