Would you go on a bookish vacation?

About this episode

The episode explores various bookish vacation ideas inspired by Elizabeth's recent trip to Hay-on-Wye.

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth just got back from a trip that included a day in the Original Book Town, Hay-on-Wye in Wales in the UK. It was adorable and she went to more bookstores than you can shake a stick at. It also made her wonder what other bookish vacations she could go on. When we started to dig into this idea for this episode, we found out that the answer is: a lot! Join us in daydreaming about bookish trips to literary festivals, literary museums, bookish hotels, famous librarie...

People in this episode

Hosts: Elizabeth Brookbank, Martha Brookbank

Topics covered

• bookish vacations
• literary festivals
• bookstores
• literary museums
• bookish hotels

Keywords

• bookish vacation
• Hay-on-Wye
• literary travel
• bookstores
• literary festivals

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK

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