[Travelandtourism] {Spam?} Re: Enter the worlds of your favorite bookcharacters through travel especially if you are blind. Let us know if you haveexperienced this as well.

Sat Jan 9 22:29:46 UTC 2016

Hi Cheryl and all,

You probably won't believe this, but this summer I
actually had the honor of visiting the home country of one of 
your favorite authors! Yes, I really did.  This past June I 
graduated from high school, and the next month, for my graduation 
gift, we spent ten days in Spain.  During our first few days 
there, we visited the city of Alcala de Henares, the birthplce of 
Senor (Mr.) Miguel de Servantes.  Although I've never read any 
books written by this writer, there were many landmarks dedicated 
to him.  I really enjoyed staying in Alcala de Henares as well as 
the other cities we visited on our trip.  Spain is a beautiful 
country overall.

Also, by the way, just in case you're curious, Spain is extremely 
accessible to the blind if you're going out and about! I'm not 
joking! One thing they have is that in the cities such as Madrid, 
(though not that common in the more rural areas from what I've 
seen) there are bird sounds that go off when the traffic light 
turns green, without you having to do anything! That's a really 
convenient way to know when you can cross the street without 
having to pay attenity much to the traffic, whether blind or 
sighted.  Another thing is, when you're buying subway tickets in 
Madrid, you have the option of having the ticket machine to talk 
so you know what you're doing.  You do need to turn that feature 
on manually, though, so you might still require some assistance.  
The company behind all this is an organization called Once, which 
is basically Spain's version of the NFB.  My family and I wanted 
to stop and visit, but the problem was that there were many small 
offices in the same areas rather than just a large office in one, 
so we couldn't decide on where we wanted to go.

Cheryl, if you still would like to proceed in this project of 
taking anyone who is willing to Spain, I would strongly encourage 
you to do so for the reasons I've stated.  Just curious, have you 
ever gone to Spain before? If you have, I appologize for giving 
information that you might have already noticed, but giving some 
background for people who man not have ever gone there.

I hope you all found my information useful and thank you all for 
sharing your experiences of going to another country or city of 
your favorite authoears as well.  That was an excellent article 
by the way, Cheryl!

Thanks,

Sami
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Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Enter the worlds of your favorite	
bookcharacters through travel especially if you are blind.	Let us	
know if you haveexperienced this as well.

Edward:

Nice meeting you and I love your story.  Please we would love to 
have you on the membership division calls.

Happy Travels

Cheryl Echevarria, President
National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division
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Subject: Re: [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.

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:

 Good morning everyone:

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 The point of the information is that, even if you are blind, you 
want
 to explore the things you read.

 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.

 Here is the article:

 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.

 To all our journeys, in and out of books!

 From ancient history to pop culture, there's nothing like a
 book-inspired adventure!

 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?

 Here are just some of thousands of possible adventures that will 
make
 your favorite books really come to life.

 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 
Helsingrr,
 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.

 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.

 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.

 The places I mentioned about Earnest Hemingway and Miguel de 
Cervantes
 about Spain.

 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.

 There is so much more to travel, then just traveling.

 You never know it may not be that hard to get to the places you 
want
 to visit.

 Cheryl Echevarria, President

 National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division

 A proud division of the

 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND - "Live the life you want"

 www.nfbtravel.org <http://www.nfbtravel.org

 To join the talk list

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g

 631-236-5138

 cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com

 The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not 
the
 characteristic that defines you or your future.  Every day we 
raise the
 expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
 obstacles between blind people and our dreams.  You can have the 
life
 you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

 Cheryl Echevarria

 Travel is our specialty and offering the best of meaningful 
travel for
 all ages is our passion!

 http://www.echevarriatravel.com

 reservations at echevarriatravel.com

 631-456-5394

 Visit my website to get my FREE report, "Top 5 Good Reasons to 
Use a
 Travel Professional"

 I build my business on referrals.  Please pass my details on to 
friends
 and

 family members that deserve the best vacation that they can 
imagine

 P.S.  - Families of all sizes is my specialty.  Whether you are 
just
 starting out and looking for that romantic destination for your
 destination wedding or honeymoon.  Booking that planned family 
vacation
 to Walt Disney World or that bucket list trip that Grandma  & 
Grandpa
 are planning for the family, I would love to help you.

 We have partnered with Braille Smith.  www.braillesmith.com for 
all her
 braille needs.  Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of 
Alabama

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