[Travelandtourism] Enter the worlds of your favorite book characters through travel especially if you are blind. Let us know if you have experienced this as well.

Fri Jan 8 18:34:46 UTC 2016

Hi Cheryl,

I don’t think I’ve explicitly chosen to visit a destination because I’ve read about it, but it’s a really neat idea and I can see why it might be a draw and encourage reluctant travellers to travel.

However, I did once go on a literary pub crawl in Dublin, which tangentially links to this idea.  A couple of actors showed us various literary landmarks in the city (some of those from Ulysses obviously but also famous authors’ stomping grounds), and performed scenes from Irish literature as we went round.  Unfortunately it was freezing cold and raining, so the visits to hostelries to consume Guinness and the occasional whisky chasers (well the weather was inclement) were much needed.

Cheers,

Ed
> On 8 Jan 2016, at 15:24, Cheryl Echevarria via Travelandtourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good morning everyone:
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> I am posting information from my weekly enewsletter that I sent out to all
> the readers from Echevarria Travel and I thought you might find it
> interesting.
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> The reason it was written is because, I get many blind people who ask me why
> I should travel, I cannot see anything because I am totally blind.
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> Did you ever read a book from your favorite author either fiction or
> non-fiction and your mind goes wondering or you imagine what it might be
> like to visit places in these books.
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> Like my 2 favorite authors are Earnest Hemingway, especially for his
> writings for the news, remember he was a correspondent in Spanish Civil War
> the issues in Spain. He also wrote about Cuba. My favorite book from him is
> still “For Whom The Bell Tolls” if you haven’t read it. It is still one of
> the greats. About an American volunteer fighting Franco's fascist forces.
> Also my favorite book that was turned into a movie and a musical Don
> Quixote; you may know it as “Man of La Mancha” by Miguel de Cervantes
> Saavedra in 1605 and 1615. 
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> There are other places I want to go, because I have read about them. We are
> actively learning about Spain, so we can take some of you or others there.
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> The point of the information is that, even if you are blind, you want to
> explore the things you read.
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> It might take you longer to get there, because you are on a fixed income.
> Guess what! Blind or not, we are all on fixed incomes.
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> Here is the article:
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> Many travelers first got their start by exploring the world through their
> favorite books. If you have a beloved author or story, one exciting way to
> bring those words to life is by visiting the places that inspired those
> tales.
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> To all our journeys, in and out of books!
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> From ancient history to pop culture, there's nothing like a book-inspired
> adventure!
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> You know what it was like to stay up late into the night, nose glued to the
> pages as your favorite characters tromped through jungles, hiked mountains,
> fell under magic spells, or battled mythic creatures. How would it feel to
> walk in their footsteps?
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> Here are just some of thousands of possible adventures that will make your
> favorite books really come to life.
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> For the lover of classics - Shakespeare's fingerprints can be found all over
> Europe. From the balconies of Verona to the Forum in Rome to the Globe
> Theater in London to Hamlet's Kronborg Castle in Helsingřr, Denmark, his
> timeless tales will come to life in new ways as you explore the places that
> inspired him. You can spend an entire trip just in England - the center of
> his life and work - or take a month and visit the locations featured in your
> most beloved plays.
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> Tolstoy's St. Petersburg, Russia, blooms with moody mystery, and James
> Joyce's Dublin, Ireland, is filled with quirky places, most of them still
> standing, that the hero Leopold Bloom wanders in Ulysses, making it perfect
> for a walking tour. The world of Isabelle Allende's The House of the Spirits
> creates a Santiago, Chile, that is woven with rich imagination and the
> movements of history.
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> For the kid in you (or in your life) - Madeline walked the charming streets
> of Paris. Anne of Green Gables created mischief and fell in love on Prince
> Edward Island, Canada (you can catch an Anne and Gilbert festival in July).
> Winnie the Pooh's Hundred Acre Woods - and trails leading to all the places
> mentioned in the book - lie peacefully in a place called Ashdown Forest in
> East Sussex, England.
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> The places I mentioned about Earnest Hemingway and Miguel de Cervantes about
> Spain.
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> Or you have children of all ages that would like to find Neverland and Peter
> Pan by JM Barrie or Cinderella’s Castle, or even the Pirates of the
> Caribbean on the islands themselves.
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> There is so much more to travel, then just traveling.
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> You never know it may not be that hard to get to the places you want to
> visit.
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> Cheryl Echevarria, President
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