A fabulous article appeared in my Google Reader today from the NY Times: "Lost in the Odyssey"
I've been meaning to write something about travel within fiction and this was a perfect opportunity to bring it up. As the article says, "One of the founding works of Western literature may be a travel story about getting lost".
Sometimes in life there are moments where you long to get away, to find adventure in a faraway land. And unfortunately in life, very often you can't act on that desire. Thus - travel fiction. Instead of getting lost in Venice (which, I assure you, is quite easy to do), you can get lost in a story. A much more affordable way of experiencing a far away land.
I would love to be able to trace this writer's footsteps in his journey to follow Odysseus', especially considering that I am longing to go to Turkey. Alas for now all I can do is live vicariously through these awesome pictures of the Odyssey Journey.
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