tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5764510372333808466..comments2024-03-29T05:48:17.640-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Traveling in Place: Armchair Travel with the Jungle RedsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85169319418558210802015-02-24T00:35:58.186-05:002015-02-24T00:35:58.186-05:00Sorry I'm coming to the blog so late today. I...Sorry I'm coming to the blog so late today. I can't imagine anything being better than a Jungle Reds cruise. What amazing fun that would be!<br /><br />My dream trip includes Scotland and England, with staying a few weeks or so in Stoke Canon, where my ancestors are from, and going out from there to places in Southwestern England, such as Cornwall and Dartmoor. In Scotland, I see another several weeks staying at several locations, including the Highlands and Edinburgh. And, yes, I do imagine myself there quite often, which is made easier by reading so many books set in England and Scotland.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17845426764959266232015-02-23T17:21:51.415-05:002015-02-23T17:21:51.415-05:00Yep, Susan-- cruises are a kind of prison. I say ...Yep, Susan-- cruises are a kind of prison. I say JRWs take over a spa instead!Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89544082976640025362015-02-23T15:29:08.957-05:002015-02-23T15:29:08.957-05:00If "book tour" meant going to the places...If "book tour" meant going to the places in the book, then yes, Hogwarts and Bag End, for sure, and Narnia. And perhaps the Hundred Acre Wood, with lots of hunny on bread for elevenses. (Which is another word for second breakfast, yes?)<br /><br />Every time I read one of Debs' books, I want to go on a tour of London with her, so sure, sign me up for the JRW cruise!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91821164356062296782015-02-23T14:26:28.630-05:002015-02-23T14:26:28.630-05:00I'd love to see Philip Pullman's Oxford. ...I'd love to see Philip Pullman's Oxford. <br /><br />We went to the Maritimes many years ago-it was gorgeous. Like being in a black and white movie.<br /><br />The "idea" of second breakfast? That's not..real? At our house, it is. And second lunch, too. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41798477637984498472015-02-23T14:03:32.749-05:002015-02-23T14:03:32.749-05:00I want days to wander down the backroads--preferab...I want days to wander down the backroads--preferably dirt roads--that lead to unexpected places--a tropical beach, a welcoming village, a vista that invites you to keep going.... at this point in winter I don't much care where. <br /><br />Imaginary places, now--yes to Hogwarts and Diagon Alley, yes to Hobbiton, a listen-in on Debs guitarist Andy...lots of places to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11745044042548262702015-02-23T12:48:20.822-05:002015-02-23T12:48:20.822-05:00I tend to want places that WERE, so I'd need t...I tend to want places that WERE, so I'd need to travel in time as well as in space-- London in 1969, Italy in 1963, China in 2001 when it was just starting to turn modern, Kaanapali (Maui) before it was built up at all (just me, and a stray dog chasing a stick I was throwing, on the completely undeveloped beach, with a rainbow in the mountains behind us), Negril (Jamaica) before there was anything on that long, white sand beach except for a couple of tropical huts that sold barbecue and drinks. Small towns along the road west that have disappeared. <br /><br />But nowadays, I hate to leave my many projects behind. I dream of time, and a lack of obligations to fill it. There's no place like home, there's no place like home. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4884389392952675872015-02-23T12:45:07.819-05:002015-02-23T12:45:07.819-05:00On our Galapagos cruise there were only 16 people....On our Galapagos cruise there were only 16 people. We were all together for two weeks, including the four nights on the boat, but nearly all of them were lovely people, curious about the sights we were seeing, and open to new adventures. There was one woman who frayed my last nerve (and I was not alone), but we managed to avoid bloodshed. :-)<br /><br />A river cruise, with lots more passengers onboard, seems to me easier to manage than a smaller craft with just a handful of travelers. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52715726397665821662015-02-23T12:43:49.012-05:002015-02-23T12:43:49.012-05:00Lake Como and the Cinque Terra (sp?) - never been ...Lake Como and the Cinque Terra (sp?) - never been + want to join the Jungle Reds Cruise on the Mediterranean !Carahttp://www.carablack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48180992226905450622015-02-23T12:30:12.712-05:002015-02-23T12:30:12.712-05:00Yes, that's my feat with a cruise — the other ...Yes, that's my feat with a cruise — the other people... And you're stuck on a ship with them! Of course, if we all went en masse on a Jungle Reds cruise, problem solved!Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14468254257818157232015-02-23T11:59:52.141-05:002015-02-23T11:59:52.141-05:00Cruises? My late husband did a few, but only one t...Cruises? My late husband did a few, but only one that was essentially just a cruise. The people on them are, frankly, often a pain. We did several nature cruises with Lindblad - they were great! And I've done a couple of tours with Archaeological Expeditions. My dreams? To get back to places I really enjoyed: Kyoto, Hong Kong, Istanbul (over and over again), London (after being born there), Burma, poor sad Cairo, and so on...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609180815176115881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78014187882638552582015-02-23T11:41:39.769-05:002015-02-23T11:41:39.769-05:00But in the spring or summer, not now....But in the spring or summer, not now....Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35486408533422166582015-02-23T11:41:20.696-05:002015-02-23T11:41:20.696-05:00But in the summer....But in the summer....Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84409939239216583102015-02-23T11:41:04.309-05:002015-02-23T11:41:04.309-05:00Ooooh, how about Anne of Green Gables' Prince ...Ooooh, how about Anne of Green Gables' Prince Edward Island?Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10834084130029125422015-02-23T11:03:43.255-05:002015-02-23T11:03:43.255-05:00I would love to do the Viking cruise from Amsterda...I would love to do the Viking cruise from Amsterdam to Vienna. It's two weeks and you disembark every day at a different place for tours, sightseeing, etc. Sleeping and meals are on the boat, but you are not confined there for days at a time because you cruise overnight and do day trips each day. How about it, Reds?Bev Fontainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20954168154698857992015-02-23T11:01:49.532-05:002015-02-23T11:01:49.532-05:00Love the idea of a river cruise. The one time I wa...Love the idea of a river cruise. The one time I was on a boat in the ocean I was seasick the entire time, so I appreciate the consideration, Roberta! <br /><br />Some friends are going this summer, and I'd love to do the same. But my husband would also never want to be tied to a boat for that long. <br /><br />Yes! What is about the sternum that designers and celebrities want to show it off lately with all those plunging necklines? It's just not attractive. <br /><br />I'd like to visit the Maritimes of Canada. We have tried to plan this trip for the last couple years, unsuccessfully. One of the reasons we didn't go, though, was because we spent 12 days on safari, instead. So that was okay. :-)Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56337950622697405452015-02-23T10:47:47.538-05:002015-02-23T10:47:47.538-05:00Chikengunya is here Hank in the USA - just not com...Chikengunya is here Hank in the USA - just not common. I've had dengue (symptoms very much like Chikengunya). It's worth the trip, really. Nevis, St. Barths, or Saba would be my dream vacation at the moment. It varies by season. Right now, I'm hankering a dive trip and the water in Florida is much too cold for this warm weather wimp!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85022519619883055332015-02-23T10:31:21.562-05:002015-02-23T10:31:21.562-05:00I'd love a Jungle Reds cruise! Normandy to Par...I'd love a Jungle Reds cruise! Normandy to Paris maybe? Hey, we can dream.... If we're talking imaginary lands, then Hobbiton definitely.I love the idea of second breakfast.Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91243269649589166762015-02-23T09:54:59.916-05:002015-02-23T09:54:59.916-05:00Universal's Diagon Alley is well worth the dre...Universal's Diagon Alley is well worth the dream. It's like leaving real life and entering those Harry Potter books. Hard to come back. <br /><br />I have a good friend who is off with her husband on a Viking Cruise next month. I can't wait to hear about it. We get the brochures (it seems every week) and I look at them longingly. They are certainly not inexpensive (not that any cruise is, but those are *special*). <br /><br />Someday...Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16367746374818312712015-02-23T09:36:31.319-05:002015-02-23T09:36:31.319-05:00Ooo, if we're including travel to imaginary la...Ooo, if we're including travel to <i>imaginary</i> lands, count me in for outer space! See Barsoom in the spring! Visit Arrakis in the rainy season*! All-inclusive** tours aboard the <i>Millennium Falcon</i>!<br /><br /><br />*There is no rainy season.<br />**Personal safety not included.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89635455683221670832015-02-23T09:29:30.990-05:002015-02-23T09:29:30.990-05:00Right now, I'm dreaming of anywhere WARM. Afte...Right now, I'm dreaming of anywhere WARM. After getting up into the 30s over the weekend, we're back in the teens and negative overnight temps here in Pittsburgh. Blah.<br /><br />Hallie, I've been to Luquillo Beach and you're right - so beautiful. I'd go back to Puerto Rico in a heartbeat. Wouldn't mind seeing Tuscany, either. And count me in for the river cruise.<br /><br />I've also been to Harry Potter in Orlando. Best part of that vacation was visiting Diagon Alley (and yes, I'd love to visit the real Hogwarts, too).Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81389278949914368732015-02-23T09:08:00.727-05:002015-02-23T09:08:00.727-05:00Thelma, sure hope you get that million dollar adva...Thelma, sure hope you get that million dollar advance--we would all cheer and shout!<br /><br />Our cable crapped out last night so I missed Lady Gaga--will go Google. There were many dresses last night that didn't seem pretty to me...<br /><br />Joan, yes, go to Rome! The JRW cruise won't be on open water, so I don't think those of us prone to seasickness will have much trouble:)Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91922305832821236672015-02-23T08:23:45.997-05:002015-02-23T08:23:45.997-05:00Hallie, I loved your term " silky water "...Hallie, I loved your term " silky water " My fave on the planet is Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. If I ever get a million $$$ advance for a crime novel I plan to get a condo there! Thelma Straw in icy snow-gifted ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42918864421122318832015-02-23T07:58:38.856-05:002015-02-23T07:58:38.856-05:00Sign me up for a Jungle Reds cruise! Preferably th...Sign me up for a Jungle Reds cruise! Preferably through wine country. <br /><br />And I DID mean the real Hogwarts. <br /><br />Right now I want to be somewhere warm. YES, Hank, we found our driveway, too. Though the icicles are still formidable and snow is still about 4 feet deep. And it's going down to -5 tonight.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50933498944560100132015-02-23T07:32:06.085-05:002015-02-23T07:32:06.085-05:00You have to admit, it wold be fun to all just--hav...You have to admit, it wold be fun to all just--have an high and hilarious Jungle Red outing!<br /><br />And yes, yesterday, gulp, we saw the SUN! Amazing. And at our house, you can see the pavement of the driveway, It's been weeks since that happened. Very very bleak around here..and very difficult. <br /><br />So yeah, hurray. I'm looking forward to the voyage to spring! (even though I don;t want to wish the time away.<br /><br />And I thought Lady Gaga was great. And I'm all for glamorous dresses but the v-neck to the waist is simply--unflattering.<br /><br />And now back to our regular vacation programming xo. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75659591118984447792015-02-23T00:37:26.855-05:002015-02-23T00:37:26.855-05:00Since I've traveled around the United States q...Since I've traveled around the United States quite a bit, but not anywhere else, I've often thought I would like to go to Rome and to the Holy Land. <br />Since I can get seasick just looking at a boat, I've never been lured by the prospect of a cruise. But I could most definitely make an exception for a Jungle Reds Cruise . . . . Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com