“Bon Voyage”, “All Aboard”, “Buckle Up” are expressions that make us think of traveling. All of us have dreams of places we’d like to visit—some far away and some just down the road. Some of these places we’ll never be able to visit. But reading a book with the setting in the place of our dreams transports us there. It doesn’t cost a thing, we can stop whenever we want, and can sleep in our own bed every night!
Safari, anyone? Travel with Ecuador missionary Nate Saint and experience his adventures in the book Jungle Pilot by Russell T. Hitt.
Archaeological dig? The setting is a famous archaeological site located in Jordan’s southwestern desert between the Red Sea and Dead Sea. Petra, the “city of stone”, by T. L. Higley is a historical novel that takes place when Christians lived with incredible persecution. Petra is a vast unique city carved of stone and as described as “one of the greatest wonders ever wrought by nature and man”. It is definitely Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction.
“Roughing it?” The Silence of the North by Olive Fredrickson is a biography of a widow’s attempt to survive perils of the wilderness as she is left as sole support of three small children in isolated Canada’s North Country.
Fishing? If you are a sportsman you might especially enjoy An Outdoor Journal by Jimmy Carter who brings us back to fishing in Turniptown Creek in Ellijay, GA.
History? Mystery? Romance? Adventure?
Following are a few novels which include combinations of these:
Great Lakes by Andrea Boeshear
New Mexico by Janet Lee Barton
Key West by Lynn A. Coleman
Texas by Debra White Smith
Appalachia by Irene Brand
Bryson City Tales & Bryson City Secrets by Walt Larrimore
Enjoy your trip!
Adios, Ciao, Aloha, Sayonara, Adieu, Ta-ta, Goodbye
Shirley Olmstead