Writer's Block: Dream Trip
Feb. 28th, 2009 08:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I've never done these writer's block questions before. This one kind of grabbed me.
If this question had been asked of me 7 years ago, I would've said Europe. I had no idea 7 years ago that I would be living there. After 4 years of living there, there are still places I missed that I would love to see. Greece comes to mind. Spain. Certain parts of Italy. I didn't spend as much time in France as I would've liked. Budapest.
I never took that pilgrimage around England to follow the footsteps of my favorite writers, which is something I have always wanted to do. To see the places that inspired them. To get a glimpse into their daily lives. Sure, I've been to a few places here and there - Shakespeare's grave in Stratford. I stood outside his birthplace (didn't have the money to go in, which I greatly regret). I went to Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Been to Bath, and got a glimpse into a part of Jane Austen's life. But that's about it.
Europe aside, I think Morocco would be a fascinating place to visit.
Even further afield, Australia or New Zealand.
More likely, I will take a trip to Central/South America at some point. My brother is always traveling down there. I think he's going to Peru next month.
It's funny, but my mother is a homebody. She traveled all over the US when she was a kid. My grandpa had wanderlust, and I suppose I get it from him to some extent (although he never seemed to be enthusiastic about foreign travel - he went to England once on a business trip). My mom is perfectly content to be at home. She had 3 children that ended up traveling all corners of the globe.
My older brother covered Central/South America. I covered Europe. My younger brother got Asia and the South Pacific. Between the three of us, we could compile one hell of a travel guide.
What it comes right down to is this: if an opportunity presents itself to travel somewhere - anywhere - I would probably take it (unless it's someplace unsafe). This is how I ended up going to Istanbul. I had no previous desire to go there. No plans whatsoever to travel there. But an opportunity came and I took it and I don't regret one single bit of it because it's one of the most amazing places I've ever seen.
I've never done these writer's block questions before. This one kind of grabbed me.
If this question had been asked of me 7 years ago, I would've said Europe. I had no idea 7 years ago that I would be living there. After 4 years of living there, there are still places I missed that I would love to see. Greece comes to mind. Spain. Certain parts of Italy. I didn't spend as much time in France as I would've liked. Budapest.
I never took that pilgrimage around England to follow the footsteps of my favorite writers, which is something I have always wanted to do. To see the places that inspired them. To get a glimpse into their daily lives. Sure, I've been to a few places here and there - Shakespeare's grave in Stratford. I stood outside his birthplace (didn't have the money to go in, which I greatly regret). I went to Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Been to Bath, and got a glimpse into a part of Jane Austen's life. But that's about it.
Europe aside, I think Morocco would be a fascinating place to visit.
Even further afield, Australia or New Zealand.
More likely, I will take a trip to Central/South America at some point. My brother is always traveling down there. I think he's going to Peru next month.
It's funny, but my mother is a homebody. She traveled all over the US when she was a kid. My grandpa had wanderlust, and I suppose I get it from him to some extent (although he never seemed to be enthusiastic about foreign travel - he went to England once on a business trip). My mom is perfectly content to be at home. She had 3 children that ended up traveling all corners of the globe.
My older brother covered Central/South America. I covered Europe. My younger brother got Asia and the South Pacific. Between the three of us, we could compile one hell of a travel guide.
What it comes right down to is this: if an opportunity presents itself to travel somewhere - anywhere - I would probably take it (unless it's someplace unsafe). This is how I ended up going to Istanbul. I had no previous desire to go there. No plans whatsoever to travel there. But an opportunity came and I took it and I don't regret one single bit of it because it's one of the most amazing places I've ever seen.