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Hi, could you recommend some good reads on Hawaii? Thinking of planning a trip next year and starting in research now

Hi Radslondon,

Hawaii is a fantastic vacation spot ...please browse through https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/08/24/books-hawaii-vacation_n_7557734.html for some interesting reads.

I recommend “From here to eternity” by, James Jones.

Book reviews-

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116114.From_Here_to_Eternity

Movie trailer (it’s an oldie but a goldie!!)-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IJXGQwhS7o

And, how about reading AND watching- “The Descendants” by, Kaui Hart Hemmings

Book reviews-

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968403.The_Descendants?from_search=true

Movie Trailer-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHNXJ1K4yA

For more movies, kindly explore-

http://www.prideofmaui.com/blog/maui/best-movies-filmed-hawaii.html

And here are some travel tips-

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/hawaii

https://www.gohawaii.com/trip-planning

http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hawaii-travel-tips/index.html

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Tourism-g28932-Hawaii-Vacations.html

Hope the above links were useful :-)

Have a fantastic trip and don’t forget to share your photos, videos, tips and write-up with us here!

regards,

Pooja

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Ok, Pooja - I'm travelling to Cornwall and to Tuscany next September. I'd like to read some novels set in either or both these places! Lee

Hi Lee, Thank you for reaching out :-)

Here are some links to explore:

For Tuscany- https://www.goodreads.com/places/1059-tuscany

While ‘Under the Tuscan sun’ and ‘A room with a view’ are quite well known, I would recommend ‘Love & Gelato’ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25756328-love-gelato as well as ‘I, Mona Lisa’ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85854.I_Mona_Lisa

Travel: Tuscany- https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany

Movies set in Tuscany- http://mytravelintuscany.com/25-movies-set-in-tuscany/

For Cornwall- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/18130.Best_Books_Set_in_Cornwall 

I recommend ‘My cousin Rachel’ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18869970-my-cousin-rachel as you can pair it up by watching the movie adaptation as well.

Travel: Cornwall- https://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/southwest-england/cornwall

Movies set in Cornwall- http://www.famousfix.com/list/films-set-in-cornwall

Happy reading :-)

Please share your travel photos, hints and tips here after your trip.

Have a fantastic trip ….

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“The secret life of Walter Mitty”, By James Thurber.

Read the short story:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/03/18/the-secret-life-of-walter-james-thurber

A henpecked husband copes with the frustrations of his dull life by imagining he is a fearless airplane pilot, a brilliant doctor, and other dashing figures. 

Story Reviews:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3120995-the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty

Explore:

Overshoe: “An  article  of  footwear  worn  over  a  shoe  as  protection  from  water,  snow,  or  cold”. From, https://www.thefreedictionary.com/overshoe

Hydroplane: “A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a fast motorboat, where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing forces, rather than simple buoyancy.A key aspect of hydroplanes is that they use the water they are on for lift rather than buoyancy, as well as for propulsion and steering: when travelling at high speed water is forced downwards by the bottom of the boat’s hull. The water therefore exerts an equal and opposite force upwards, lifting the vast majority of the hull out of the water. This process, happening at the surface of the water, is known as ‘planing’.” From, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroplane_(boat)

City of Waterbury: http://www.waterburyct.org/

Buick: http://www.buick.com/

Liberty: http://libertymagazine.org/

Movie trailer:

Auprès de Ma Blonde :

Actual locations in the movie: http://www.legendarytrips.com/trip/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-filming-locations-and-itinerary/

Time-Life Building, Manhattan, New York : https://www.emporis.com/buildings/114543/time-life-building-new-york-city-ny-usa

Nuuk, Greenland: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/greenland/nuuk-town-godthab

Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland:    https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g608876-d2366090-Reviews-Eyjafjallajokull_Visitor_Centre-Hvolsvollur_South_Region.html           

  Yemen:     https://www.lonelyplanet.com/yemen

 Himalayas:   https://www.britannica.com/place/Himalayas

  Afghanistan:   http://mfa.gov.af/en/page/about-afghanistan/tourism-in-afghanistan

  Iceland:  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland

  Locations around New York: http://onthesetofnewyork.com/thesecretlifeofwaltermitty.html                   

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And after all, everyone needs a few flaws to make them real.

Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand (via books-n-quotes)

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“Around the world in eighty days”, by, Jules Verne

“Phileas Fogg bet his entire fortune that he could cross the Nineteenth Century Earth - with no plans, no special arrangements, and no air travel - in exactly eighty days. Any delay, any breakdown, any missed connection, and Fogg would lose - everything”.- From https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days.html?id=2_OflXjThdIC

Book trailer-

Movie trailers:

Book reviews:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54479.Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days

https://www.thoughtco.com/around-the-world-80-days-review-738618

http://theinvisiblementor.com/around-the-world-in-eighty-days-by-jules-verne-a-review/

Cartoon series:

Explore the journey:

http://kickasstrips.com/2014/06/around-the-world-in-80-days-phileas-foggs-original-journey/

London, England:

https://www.visitlondon.com/#q1D7hepiLMZvWIY5.97

Suez, Egypt:

http://www.touregypt.net/suez.htm

Bombay (Now re-named- MUMBAI), India:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/mumbai-bombay

Calcutta (Now re-named: KOLKATA), India:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/kolkata-calcutta

Victoria, Hong Kong:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/hong-kong

Yokohama, Japan:

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2156.html

San Francisco, USA:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/san-francisco

New York, USA:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-york-city

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