Writers
Eight old London literary places to inspire writers to become great authors
Authors find their inspiration from their surroundings. If you love great works of fiction or want to understand the practices at a new level, you’d like to take a London literary tour. From Chaucer to Dickens, Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf, London has inspired (and home to) some English language’s most celebrated writers. You can venture…
Read MoreYou’ll fall in love with the great steam railway trip to Bronte country’s literary adventure
Like great creative people such as Leonardo da Vinci and Frank Lloyd Wright whose nature studies inspired their works of art, Charlotte Bronte too used nature to enrich her writings. Charlotte Bronte makes use of nature’s imagery throughout “Jane Eyre,” and comments on both the human relationship with the outdoors and human nature. The Oxford…
Read MoreDo you need a great summer vacation? Pack some outstanding travel fiction books.
Are you getting in the mood for your summer vacation adventure? Is deciding which books to pack an important and sometimes difficult part of your packing process. Do you scratch your head to decide which books will help you enjoy great literature and also take you on a journey to a real…
Read MoreYes, Robert Louis Stevenson can awaken your childhood wonder.
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson Do you remember reading Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? His stories still live on the page, in the movies, on Broadway, and in our heart. Stevenson, a…
Read MoreWhy nature adventurers should add a trip from Paris to Jules Verne’s home to their bucket list.
“The sea is everything. It covers seven-tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert; where a man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.” Jules Verne Jules Verne enjoyed living in Amiens. He called it a “levelheaded, polite, even-tempered town” with a “cordial…
Read MoreAre your looking for an ultimate family nature friendly trip?
Green Travel Benefits Finding enjoyment with a vacation that offers extra benefits is the best part of nature-friendly travel. You’re probably a green traveler if you want more meaningful, challenging, and adventurous experiences in your travels with sensitivity and responsibility for the environment and the local cultures. I consider myself nature-friendly since I like to…
Read MoreDo you need some magic inspiration? Explore Oxford.
You’re probably familiar with Oxford, the world-famous university founded nearly a thousand years ago in 1096. And it has the status of being one of the highest ranking universities in the world. Lofty education creates magic. Oxford may hold the honor of being the most magical place on the planet. Let’s journey around the…
Read MoreHow to awaken your mind, inspire your spirit, and refresh your body.
Does the image of sandy white beaches, leaning palm trees, lush undergrowth, water in varying shades of blue and green, footprints in the wet sand, seashells, and seaweed strewn along the beach, and driftwood washed up on the shore beckon you? Do you hear the soothing swish of the surf, waves crashing into rocks, the…
Read MoreHow to write a mystery like Agatha Christie.
Calling all mystery writers who dream of writing a classic like Murder on the Orient Express. First, it helps if you are struggling with personal traumas. It could be childhood traumas or adult traumas. You may have a simmering life incident that hangs around. Now it’s time to stop…
Read MoreHow do the Mayans contribute to you today?
We’re busy with our high-tech world and often neglect to pause and examine how this ancient culture contributes to our life today. It may be surprising to discover how the Mayan world thrives in our 21st-century world. We find their gifts to us range from health to luxury vacations. Have some fun…
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