1) Narnia: This was the very first thing that popped into my head because ever since reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe I have always had a tiny little hope that any door that I open will be the door to Narnia. Someday.
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”- C.S. Lewis
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3) Greece: I was obsessed with Greek Mythology as a kid, especially with the book above. I have always wanted to visit Greece as a result.
4) Camelot: In a similar vein as the above, I have always loved the Arthurian Legends probably starting with The Once and Future King by T.H. White followed by everything about Arthur that I could get my hands on. I have been lucky enough to have fulfilled this desire and have visited the place that is claimed to be "Camelot" (an old wall in the middle of a cow pasture) and I believe all of the sites in England associated with the legends.
5) A Napoleonic War Era British Sailing ship: This rather odd one is inspired by the Aubrey and Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. I know that the ships would be crowded, stinking and incredibly dangerous but these books made me wish so badly to be a part of Jack Aubrey's crew. Even though I am a woman and that would have been weird at the time.
6) Australia: I can't say this book was the sole reason for me wishing to visit Australia but it sure made my desire keener AND it's actually a travelogue. Bill Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. This is another place that I have actually had the opportunity to visit. Blue Latitudes by Tony Horowitz is also a great non-fiction book that touches on Australia through a focus on Captain James Cook's adventures.
7) The Outer Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney Islands: This is a recent place added to the list after I read The Blackhouse by Peter May earlier this year. This book was set on the Outer Hebrides and didn't exactly paint them as a barrel of fun but nevertheless I was intrigued and when looking them up on a map, I also started exploring the other islands off of Scotland's north coast.
There are a lot of other places I'd like to go but I think that's all the book inspired places I can think of for now. What about you?
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