Monday, October 13, 2014

Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit

Top Ten places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit
1. Prague
Admittedly I've wanted to go to Prauge since before I can remember. I did recently read the Daughter of Smoke and Bones series though and it reminded me how desperately I wanted to see this city for myself. Even the Prauge of Unbearable Lightness of Being  has me itching to by a plane ticket.

2.Paris
Where to start. It's Paris! Anna and the French Kiss, Paris, My Sweet, and Just One Day are only a few of the books I've read that have left me dying to return to the city of lights.

3.Morocco
Another city you can thank the Daughter of Smoke and Bones series for. I think you could also probably include the events of Cress here. I'd always pictured their Northern Africa adventure happening in Morocco.

4.London
It's hard to pin London down to a book, or even several books. I feel like I've been reading about the city for my entire life. I've spent summers bent over books about Tudor England and long winter nights huddled up with mysteries set in London's modern streets.  It's a place that is always changing in my mind. I want to visit just so I can pin it down.

5. Hogwarts
Have you visited my blog before? Of course this is on my list. 

6.San Fransisco
Lola and the Boy Next Door reminded me that there were parts of California that weren't LA. I hadn't really thought about San Fransisco as a real place until then. Now I see SF everywhere. I want to see the bay and the streetcars. It's the only reason I want to go to the west coast.

7. New York
Like London it's near impossible for me to pick even a handful of books that have made me want to go there. It's nearly impossible to pick up a novel without New York being mentioned. So it doesn't matter to me if it's the hipsteresq vibe found in Friendship or the Love Affairs of Nathaniel P or if it's gritty like A Replacement Life New York will always be near the top of my Wanderlust list.

8.  Tokyo in 1Q84
Admittedly I've never been particularly interested in a long fight to Japan. However the way Tokyo was presented in 1Q84 piqued my interests. Okay, maybe I just want to know more about the Little People. Still, let's go to Tokyo!

9. Penumbra's Bookstore
I read Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore at a time when my life was a mess. It reminded me what I love about books, and more importantly, how much I love strange books. I'd love to visit this fictional bookstore if just for the opportunity to thank someone for setting me back on track.

10. Pemberley
A girl can dream, right?



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely list Sarah. We share some destinations! I didn't put Prague on my list, but I'd love to visit it!

Anonymous said...

Hogwarts, Paris and New York made my list too. Looking at your list made me remind some of the other places I'd love to visit like Prague and Pemberly!
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beccabooklover said...

Love your list! Hogwarts, Paris and San Francisco all made my list too. My sister just returned from a trip to Prague and it looks lovely. I really need to bump Daughter of Smoke and Bone up my TBR list! Also Pemberly with a Mr Darcy there would be great ;)

Becca @ Lost in Thought
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Tracy said...

I like that you posted mostly real locations - mine are mostly fantasy! Hopefully you actually get to visit some of these one day!

Here are my Top Ten!