Right? Ha ha. I can move from town to town within a country and start country-hopping when one gets too dangerous!

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I loved visiting Canada when I was a kid! We stayed mostly in the immediate Vancouver area, though, so there's definitely a lot more of the country I want to see.

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It's been fun to keep track of where I visit in books over the years. It's always interesting to see where I end up :)

I grew up in Washington State, so I've been all over it. It's beautiful! I've also vacationed a number of times in Southern California and driven through northern CA once or twice. NYC is not my kind of place, but I'm glad I visited once. Maine is a state I definitely want to explore more since we really just drove across the border, ate breakfast, and left on our last trip! There is so much to see in this country, isn't there?

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Thanks! It was a fun topic to do :)

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Now that I think about it, I'm not sure I've ever actually read a book set in Liverpool either, LOL. It is a city I want to see, though, as my great-great-great grandparents left from there when they emigrated to the U.S. back in the 1800's.

NYC is a place everyone should probably experience at least once. I know lots of people who LOVE it there, but once was enough for me. Upstate is really beautiful, but I visited in the middle of summer and it was SO humid! Luckily, we were staying by a lake, so we could cool off easily :)

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Ha ha ha. This comment totally made me laugh! I'd have the same response if someone told me they were visiting my city - why? I hate living here, LOL.

The only reason I want to go back to Ohio is to do some on-site family history research in Licking County. When I visited before, my husband and I flew into Cleveland and then drove to Kirtland to visit sites that are important in the history of our church. It was winter and SUPER cold, but we had a good time looking around. We went to an Amish restaurant to experience that culture as well. A good trip, all and all.

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Right? I've always felt a kinship with Scotland, which makes sense since my roots are strong there. Same with Ireland and Canada. Antarctica is one of those places I find endlessly fascinating, but I can't imagine having the kind of hardiness it would take to live there in real life.

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I could probably handle living in upstate NY, although the humidity during the summer might kill me, but I definitely can't take the city. Too much. I haven't been to Ireland yet, but it's a place I absolutely want to visit.

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Me too! We bought out tickets, but the dates are flexible just in case. I'm really hoping we get to go in late September/early October as planned. We'll see.

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My husband and I enjoyed our first visit there. We saw historical sites that are important in the history of our church. We were in Amish country, so it was fun to get a taste of that culture as well.

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I loved both the books I mentioned that were set in Antarctica. I also liked but didn't love THE ARCTIC FURY by Greer McAllister. Although it's set in the Arctic, not Antarctica, it has a similar feel to the other books.

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There are SO many books set in New York and California! They are my most visited states by far.

I haven't heard of UP TO THIS POINTE. I'm definitely going to check it out. Antarctica books are so interesting to me!

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Ha ha. Right? I've never been to either of them IRL, but I visit them a lot in books.

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Those are all popular book settings, for sure! I've been to NYC IRL and, if all goes well, I'll be visiting London and Paris for the first time in September/October. Yay!

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When I lived in The Philippines, people there always asked me if I knew their friends and family in the U.S.. It made me smile because I didn't know all the people in my little town, let alone in the entire state and country! They just couldn't conceive of a country as vast as the U.S. It's giant!

Sri Lanka looks like a beautiful place to live. I've been to Asia, but only to The Philippines and Japan (and that was only in the airport). I'd love to go back and explore Asia more.

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Nice! I saw Cornwall on several lists this week. We're planning to be in the U.K. in September/October and I'm hoping Cornwall is on our itinerary. My British brother-in-law is planning the trip for us, so we'll see where we end up!

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Right? I FEEL like I've been to all these places, even if I actually haven't. I need to read more books set in France, since I'll be visiting Paris for the first time in October. Can't wait!

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It's a great setting, especially for survival novels and mystery/thrillers. It's isolated, the climate is extreme, and the people who trek all the way out there are definitely all a little bit crazy! I love reading about Antarctica.

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I have a *tiny* bit of DNA from "German Europe," which Ancestry defines as from Germany/Switzerland. One of my ancestors married a woman who was from a German emigrant family, so I imagine that's where the DNA comes from. I'd love to visit Germany someday! It's on the travel bucket list, but right now, the U.K. is our priority. We're visiting Paris as well because my BIL is our travel guide and it's his favorite city in the world--and he's been EVERYWHERE.

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Well, most Americans have, there were just so many Germans who went there. Paris is a wonderful city, so I don't blame you for wanting to go there, we all love it.

If you ever want to come to Germany, talk to me, I'll have lots of recommendations.

Thanks! It was a fun list to put together :)

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My grandma's second husband was a Vancouver native and he was SO PROUD of his city. He took us all over the city when we visited. I visited Victoria later in life. So many beautiful places in your neck of the woods!

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There are SO many places I'd love to visit at least once. Too bad travel is so expensive. If money were no object, I'd be all over the place!

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Ha ha ha ha. Poor Ohio! I'm only interested in visiting for family history research - we'll see if I ever actually make it back there. Homemade pretzels sound really good, so that's definitely an enticement :)

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Ha ha. There are definitely places that authors pick to write about more than others. For instance, I never have trouble finding books set in California or New York. Arkansas, though? Those are rare!

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Technically, I've been to Japan. It was only in the airport, though, so that hardly counts. I would love to see it for real.

North Carolina really is a popular book destination. So is Ohio for some reason. I just started a new book and guess where it's set? Columbus! Even when I pick books at random, they always seem to be set in Ohio. LOL.

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I actually love books set in Alaska, so thanks for the suggestions. I think I've read the first book of the Pettrey series, but that's it. THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES is on my TBR list - just haven't gotten to it yet.

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