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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Blogoversary and Giveaway Week. Day 3.


and Giveaway!
Day 3

See Day 1 for the list of prizes!
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All you need to do is follow me and answer the question as a comment below.
Good luck!

Day 3 Question:
Pick a setting from a book where you would like to travel right now. Explain.

My Answer:
In a Sun Burned Country by Bill Bryson.  The whole book is about Bryson's journeys around Australia.  I would love to see the whole country of Australia, just as he did.

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  1. Rummanah AasiJuly 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I have to pick one setting? Wow, that's a hard question. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy. The book is set in Ireland outside of Dublin, I believe. Ireland has such a rich history and I would love to see the countryside where the characters live.

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  2. BookGalJuly 26, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Good questions. I had to think back into my TBR pile because the location I immediately thought of was Australia, but I couldn't remember reading anything set there. I do have I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak on my TBR list, and it is set there.

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  3. RichardJuly 26, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    i just finished ready the savage garden by mark mills (review coming soon to my blog). there's a mysterious memorial garden on the grounds of a beautiful villa just outside florence, italy. the author described everything so beautifully it would be amazing to see it in person!

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  4. Alice @ ReadingRamboJuly 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    You know what, I appreciate that you seem to care about the answers to these questions at all. They're all really good questions, too (which sounds weirdly like sucking up, but is of course not).

    I'm actually into Picnic at Hanging Rock right now, and even though some fricking weird stuff happened there, I'd really like to go there (big rock formation in Australia).

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  5. Susan OloierJuly 26, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Oooh, I like this. It is so thought-provoking.
    I'd say Italy from Under the Tuscan Sun. I have always wanted to travel to Italy.

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  6. KristenJuly 26, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    I LOVE In a Sunburned Country. Made me want to go to Australia ... and travel around with Bill Bryson. He would just make me laugh the whole time, I think!

    I read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah about a month ago, set in Washington state, and she made it sound absolutely gorgeous. I really want to go and visit that area sometime in the next few years.

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  7. Jenni ElyseJuly 26, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Middle-Earth. I love the descriptions of Middle-Earth by Tolkien and I think visiting it for real would be so awesome.

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  8. Janet JohnsonJuly 26, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I would love to travel to Victorian England as seen in Emma. Just for a day or two to see what it was really like! (But the dress has to be included in the trip.) ;)

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  9. lisa :)July 26, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton is set in a rural village in the Cevannes Mountains in France and though I don't know if I would ever want to live there permanently it's definitely a place I would love to escape to when life gets a little too stressful!

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  10. Ana @ (OwlAlwaysBeReading)July 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Happy Blogoversary!!

    This one came to me right away. Hogwarts of course!!! I am a huge Harry Potter fan and I am still patiently waiting for my owl to come with my invite. LOL

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  11. SidneJuly 26, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    what a wonderful lively blog. love it. oh wild, you have one book i have been intending to get and have not and had actually forgotten the name, its a long way gone.... i heard it was a very good book
    here is my list: http://sidnebkclubreviewz.blogspot.com

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  12. SidneJuly 26, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    oohh, book: A Private Affair: setting: a private island with a four room chalet, with your own hot spring tub, chef, driver, and masseur, surrounded by palm trees, natural foods, and and clear blue waters where tropical fish swims near. your back door opens to a majestic flow of waterfalls that is surrounded by large rocks looking like small patios with loungers and tiki bar.

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  13. ham1299July 26, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    There are so many, but I think Hogwarts from Harry Potter would be my first pick. That is just an amazing place! ;-)

    ham1299(at)gmail(dot)com

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  14. UnknownJuly 27, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Hm...I want to go to Thalassinia from Tera Lynn Childs' two mermaid books, Forgive My Fins and Fins are Forever. It's bound to be cooler there than the 103 degrees it is in TX right now. :)
    Courtney
    Fuzzy.Coffee.Books

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  15. UnknownJuly 27, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Well, I can't say just one book. But lately I've been reading a lot of novels where the setting is in New York City. I would love to go there and just experience the city the way people talk about it and the way authors describe it in their stories.

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  16. Marie KJuly 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    I would like to travel to the setting in The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. If I remember right, it is in Australia, but just the way the author wrote about the setting(s) made me want to go there and experience the beautiful area.

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  17. UnknownJuly 27, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Hogwarts!!! Because I'm sad that the era has ended...

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  18. _yay_July 28, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    I think I'd like to travel to UGH (Underworld General Hospital). Bummer it's not possible :-) Just read the first book in Larissa Iones Demonica series #PleasureUnbound and fell in lust w/ the hot Dr. E
    sk_86(at)gmx(dot)de

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  19. UnknownJuly 29, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    The field in The Time Travelers Wife, it seems like such a beautiful and magical place all year round. I think it would be peaceful and just lovely!

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