tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post8331717861107104083..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Reading makes us Virtual TravellersLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-30850279694370113792014-12-11T20:04:28.691-08:002014-12-11T20:04:28.691-08:00Thanks Paula. I have to say I'm with Anna Quin...Thanks Paula. I have to say I'm with Anna Quindlen andhappy to be an armchair traveller a lot of the time. You don't need long plane flights to do it by books.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-57044314632421139522014-12-11T13:27:42.655-08:002014-12-11T13:27:42.655-08:00Hi Lisa,
I have many destinations on my 'to be...Hi Lisa,<br />I have many destinations on my 'to be visited' list for that reason. I don't know if I'll ever make it. At least we have books.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-90090860597078677432014-12-11T01:58:03.880-08:002014-12-11T01:58:03.880-08:00I devoured Victoria Holt's books as a teen and...I devoured Victoria Holt's books as a teen and loved especially the setting. It's always made we want to visit the coast of England. . .One day! But how wonderful we can visit so many places via a book that we couldn't otherwise!Lisa Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-31165443081648521752014-12-10T14:54:22.768-08:002014-12-10T14:54:22.768-08:00Hi Donna,
I love the way we can escape the familia...Hi Donna,<br />I love the way we can escape the familiar this way.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-48826066646579177292014-12-10T14:52:51.514-08:002014-12-10T14:52:51.514-08:00Hi Narelle,
I agree. It's the best way to visi...Hi Narelle,<br />I agree. It's the best way to visit places we can't get to physically. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-8302764028372575652014-12-10T09:08:18.859-08:002014-12-10T09:08:18.859-08:00So true, Paula. One of the major functions of lite...So true, Paula. One of the major functions of literature--to expand our universe.Donna Fletcher Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986333915483142722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-28195113203489318942014-12-10T02:49:32.602-08:002014-12-10T02:49:32.602-08:00Hi Paula, I love travelling to different places th...Hi Paula, I love travelling to different places through books. It's fun to visit a place we've read about in real life, or read about a place we've visited and have that extra knowledge of the setting. Thanks for sharing :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-88367863805299937072014-12-10T01:37:38.988-08:002014-12-10T01:37:38.988-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-68118720512989698532014-12-10T01:35:55.645-08:002014-12-10T01:35:55.645-08:00Hi Jo-Anne, I love the sense of recognition we get...Hi Jo-Anne, I love the sense of recognition we get when we visit these places. It's like a dream. I haven't been overseas for a very long time, so it's lovely to hold on to the memories too.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-78968701299813068992014-12-10T00:57:59.341-08:002014-12-10T00:57:59.341-08:00I can remember my first visit to the UK too, Paula...I can remember my first visit to the UK too, Paula, when I felt I somehow 'knew' the places we visited, yet I also had trouble believing I was actually standing in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey or watching a Shakespearean play in Stratford-on-Avon or walking up to Edinburgh Castle. The same happened during my first visit to Germany--I knew so many stories and places because I had majored in German at university yet had never been there. So the 'real thing' seemed like a fairy tale to me!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com