I saw this bookish travel post on It’s All About Books and thought, I like this!! So, I decided to try and do it at the end of every month. Hopefully, I will be able to keep track. I would love to be able to travel more, but I have to settle for armchair travel. I am only including actual places which is fine as I don’t read a lot of fantasy. One thing I did realize is that Historical Fiction tends to take me to more places than other books. Here goes, Bon Voyage and thanks Yvo!
This year, I will also be keeping track for the year, so that I will see how many states, provinces and countries I visit in 2024. March found me visiting 19 countries, 7 different states, and 1 province. Quite a number for this armchair traveler. Some locations get visited more than once, but I am only going to include one book for each location. So far this year, I have visited:
- 22 Countries: Austria, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia, Egypt, England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Spain, US, Vietnam, Wales
- 21 States + DC: Alabama, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC
- 1 Provinces/Territories: Alberta
March Travels:
19 Countries: Australia, Canada, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Spain, US, Vietnam, Wales
8 States: California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington
1 Provinces/Territories: Alberta
If you an armchair traveler, like I am, join in. You might be surprised where you go each month.
April 11, 2024 at 11:23 am
Wow, what a fantastic bookish travel month! So many different countries…
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April 11, 2024 at 12:16 pm
Thanks, Yvo. Before I started keeping track, I had no idea how many places I visited via books each month. I have to thank you for that.
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April 11, 2024 at 12:19 pm
That’s so great to hear! I need to read more historical fiction, as that genre tends to travel to the most locations…
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April 11, 2024 at 12:19 pm
It sure does!
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April 6, 2024 at 1:19 am
You are very well travelled, Carla! What tales you will have to tell. 😉 I only visited 6 countries in March – Canada, USA, Australia, England, Scotland and Ireland. 💕📚
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April 6, 2024 at 4:03 pm
I am really trying to read books set in countries I don’t read often. I just finished one set in Sweden, so that is new for me in 2024. ✈📚😀
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April 5, 2024 at 2:11 pm
The Divine Proverb of Streusel looks like a contender for me. Family, food, and faith is a great combination.
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April 5, 2024 at 3:00 pm
I hope you give it a try, Sam. It was quite good and I really liked the characters.
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April 5, 2024 at 11:31 am
Wow! You visited a lot of places!
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April 5, 2024 at 2:57 pm
I was surprised to see how many, Deanna. It is a nice way to see where I visit in my reading.
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April 5, 2024 at 11:26 am
I love visiting places while reading. What a fun post you have here with a wonderful selection of books you’ve read this past month. I’ve enjoyed seeing where you’ve armchair traveled. 🧳🌏✈️🚢🚙
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April 13, 2024 at 8:16 am
Thanks, Deanne. It’s fun to keep track. I never knew how many places I visited before I started doing this.
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April 5, 2024 at 10:40 am
I love this round up post Carla. I really enjoy visiting new places when I read and like you, have found that historical fiction has taken to more places than I might have expected.
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April 5, 2024 at 11:22 am
It sure does, Janette. I enjoy putting this post together each month, it is always a surprise to see how many places I visit via my reading each month.
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April 5, 2024 at 9:25 am
I love armchair travel. It always makes me want to visit the place but I’m happy to read about it as well. You visited some awesome places.
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April 5, 2024 at 11:21 am
I would love to visit all the places I read about, but I know that is not possible. This is the next best thing, Darlene.
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April 5, 2024 at 12:29 pm
That’s why I write my books so kids (and adults) can visit places they may not be able to.
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April 5, 2024 at 2:58 pm
And they are full of wonderful sites to see and history too, Darlene. I want to read more of them and get copies for my granddaughter in a couple of years.
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April 5, 2024 at 4:44 pm
Thanks, Carla. Amanda in Scotland is coming up soon.
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April 5, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Ooooo, I wonder if any of the places I went will feature in the story.
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April 5, 2024 at 8:57 am
You’re well read and well travelled Carla! What a fun post!
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April 5, 2024 at 11:20 am
Thanks, Jodie. It’s fun to see where my reading takes me each month.
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