Elizabeth just got back from a trip that included a day in the Original Book Town, Hay-on-Wye in Wales in the UK. It was adorable and she went to more bookstores than you can shake a stick at. It also made her wonder what other bookish vacations she could go on. When we started to dig into this idea for this episode, we found out that the answer is: a lot!
Join us in daydreaming about bookish trips to literary festivals, literary museums, bookish hotels, famous libraries, a friends reading retreat, and more!
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Books we're reading in this episode:
- Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb (Rain Wild Chronicles #1)
- Voyage of the Basilisk–A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan (The Memoirs of Lady Trent #3)
- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club #3)
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Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay-on-Wye
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_town
- https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/apr/26/10-worlds-best-book-towns-france-spain-south-korea-usa
- https://www.hayfestival.com/hay-on-wye/home
- https://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/tourism/bookshops
- https://themelodramaticbookworm.com/2023/07/18/bookish-places-on-my-travel-bucket-list/
- https://www.buenosairesfreewalks.com/what-to-see/el-ateneo-bookstore/
- https://www.cntraveler.com/story/book-fairs-to-travel-for
- https://bookriot.com/bookish-cities/
- https://libraryhotel.com/en/
- https://bookandbedtokyo.com/en/
- https://www.hotelsylvia.com/
- https://theeverygirl.com/reading-retreat-trip-idea/
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Intro and outro music: "The Chase," by Aves.
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