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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration



My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz
1,000 Places to See Before You Die

letsbungy, July 11, 2007

I noticed that many many entries in "1000 places" are hotels. Did Patricia ever journy out side of the Buffet rooms?
I would like to see more natual stunning places than airconditioned halls. What if a traveler (broke as myself) can't afford lunch at the Ritz?
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