tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post5505608217783426131..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Over the hills and far away...Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-27533672895791363972010-01-17T15:56:03.584+11:002010-01-17T15:56:03.584+11:00Oh, wow Emily, I'm so excited. What a great bu...Oh, wow Emily, I'm so excited. What a great bunch of books!!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361625262702807831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29389159162361777202010-01-17T10:30:11.375+11:002010-01-17T10:30:11.375+11:00Anna, you're so lucky to have seen the puffins...Anna, you're so lucky to have seen the puffins there! Next time I'm definitely going during puffin season. Yes, Mull is lovely too, and Iona, and Skye, and ... well, like you say, they're all special!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73128373999831315512010-01-17T10:27:54.818+11:002010-01-17T10:27:54.818+11:00Well, it was very difficult to choose a winner, so...Well, it was very difficult to choose a winner, so I resorted to a scientific method ... and the winner is Becca! Congratulations, Becca!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29795290303288644662010-01-17T07:09:24.467+11:002010-01-17T07:09:24.467+11:00Hi Emily! I've been to Staffa twice and each t...Hi Emily! I've been to Staffa twice and each time, I'm scared stiff. You really do feel like you're standing on a slippery rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Which basically you are ;-) Amazing scenery, though. Saw puffins there last time which was pretty magical. I adore the Hebrides - Mull would probably be my favorite although they're all special. By the way, Kangaroo Island is on my list too.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-33298123426902374552010-01-17T05:46:08.839+11:002010-01-17T05:46:08.839+11:00Tina C, yes I totally understand the appeal of sno...Tina C, yes I totally understand the appeal of snow, having grown up without it! Lapland would be an amazing place to visit. LOL about your re-assessment of driving in Paris! Ooh, I like the idea of your travel scales. They sound very handy!<br /><br />Becca, I think Kangaroo Island sounds fabulous! I'm going to have to put it on my wish list.<br /><br />Cyndi, you've been to Coyote Buttes too! It's just the weirdest, most beautiful landscape, isn't it? Yes, I agree with you, the Outback is on my list too. I have a feeling that the scenery will be as interesting as the scenery in the southwest of the US.<br /><br />Susan -- yes, Pisa and Venice are marvellous, aren't they? Italy is definitely a place to go back to. And Egypt keeps appearing in these comments -- I hope you get the chance to go there. Enjoy Edinburgh Castle!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-12273093694056321212010-01-17T01:37:42.767+11:002010-01-17T01:37:42.767+11:00What gorgeous pictures on your blog!
I love to tr...What gorgeous pictures on your blog!<br /><br />I love to travel and have visited some of the most beautiful places in the world. My favourites so far have been Pisa and Venice.<br />Visited Pisa via a cruise ship. I will never forget walking along past a really high wall and then turning a corner into the square at Pisa and seeing the Tower the Cathedral and Baptistry, they were absolutely spectaular and seemed to just glisten white in the sunlight it was fabulous.<br />Venice was fab too, lots of windy streets and travelling in a gondola was an absolute must.<br />On the to do list -<br />like so many others it has to be Egypt. I secretly want to pretend I was Cleopatra in a past life.<br />Have been to Vegas but didn't see the Grand Canyon and deeply regret it.<br />Finally have a real desire to see Washington. the White House and Lincoln Memorial. However this weekend making do with Edinburgh Castle and the Scott Monument.<br />Love any romance book with travel elements as I think it really gets you in the mood...Scarlet Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-67757257906778867672010-01-16T23:26:44.075+11:002010-01-16T23:26:44.075+11:00I, too,find myself drawn to the open, stark vistas...I, too,find myself drawn to the open, stark vistas you described in your blog. I have traveled through Coyote Buttes and had my breath taken away. Parts of Wyoming did that to me as well. I would love to go back to these places to explore them in more depth and to take picture after picture. I don't think I could ever capture the wildness of these places. <br />In the future I would love to travel to your country to visit the outback. Growing up I read a number of books by an Australian author (her name escapes me right now) who had all of her books based in the outback. Since then I have dreamed of visiting it. Maybe someday.<br />Great blog by the way!!Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675860477404744552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-2662013259893474982010-01-16T21:04:48.325+11:002010-01-16T21:04:48.325+11:00My travle is local at the moment, with three kids ...My travle is local at the moment, with three kids under 5 the thought of a long plane trip turns my stomach. But just after Christmas we visited Kangaroo Island, only 90 mins by car and 45 by ferry away. We had a ball - from the wild bush and lighthouses to the secluded beach that we needed to climb through caves to get to.<br />I dream of Tasmania, New Zealand and Canada one day and i'd love to see more of Spain... but that's a while away.<br />=)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361625262702807831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-79170708996878060372010-01-16T19:54:20.882+11:002010-01-16T19:54:20.882+11:00Hey Emily and all the lovecats
Hey I have to a a ...Hey Emily and all the lovecats<br /><br />Hey I have to a a travel-cat! ( except I don't mind large cities...)<br /><br />My aim once in life was to drive the big capitals of the world, but when I got to Paris and looked at the mess of the Arc de Triomphe, on the wrong side of the road, 8 lanes, no lines everyone just going everywhere - I re-assessed the situation....<br /><br />I have travels extensively, but never counted the countries - you have now given me a great idea - thanks Emily!<br /><br />At present on my want list is Christmas in Lapland on a reindeer drive, a cruise to the ant-artic and winter in Quabec as a power point presentation came around the other day that was just stunning. Since I live on a tropical paradise - I figure I need some snow!<br /><br />Happy travels Emily - and passing on a traveler tip: I got the most wonderful gadget at Christmas its a digital travel luggage scale - why I never had one before I have no idea - and its already made life easier!<br /><br />Bye 4 now<br />TinaTina Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523915072861591464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-60466563402696216582010-01-16T19:30:37.141+11:002010-01-16T19:30:37.141+11:00Well, my internet connection is about to be ruthle...Well, my internet connection is about to be ruthlessly switched off, so I shall bid you all good night! Feel free to add more travel comments. I'll choose the lucky winner of the prize pack tomorrow morning and post a comment here with the winner's name. Happy travel dreams!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-56368939440922231682010-01-16T19:01:58.639+11:002010-01-16T19:01:58.639+11:00Anna, hello fellow island person! Aren't the H...Anna, hello fellow island person! Aren't the Hebrides lovely? So remote and barren-beautiful. Did you get to Staffa, with its wonderful lava columns?<br /><br />Linda, if you love lighthouses, there are some great ones in California that you can actually stay in. There are a couple on the coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz that are hostels. You should look them up if you're ever over that way. I hope you get the chance to visit your top three countries. There are some great Antipodean lighthouses for you to visit!<br /><br />Mel -- oh, yes, Egypt! How wonderful it would be for you to go with your daughter. It's a fascinating country. And driving through Europe would be great ... if you were confident about driving on the other side of the road. Myself, I'd prefer to go by train!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-51664219831237798392010-01-16T16:57:47.706+11:002010-01-16T16:57:47.706+11:00Emily, I love to travel too - but have always love...Emily, I love to travel too - but have always loved to get back home too. So I guess I'm a restless homebody LOL!!<br />My daughter is absolutely fascinated with Egypt - so hope to visit there one day with her. I'd also love to hire a car and just drive around Europe wherever I fancied. Africa is another I'd love to stay a month or more - right near Victoria falls would be lovely =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-80402529331086956292010-01-16T16:16:47.652+11:002010-01-16T16:16:47.652+11:00I have three places I've always wanted to see....I have three places I've always wanted to see. Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. I've always been fascinated with all three of them. I collect postcards, especially lighthouse ones and I have some beautiful ones of lighthouses in Ireland. The scenery is breathtaking. I've been to several websites that show lighthouses in Australia and New Zealand and they are different from any that I have seen pictures of. I would love to see Sydney and the beautiful Opera House and there are so many other sights that I would love to see in person. Every time I see pictures of New Zealand it looks so green and beautiful. Anyway, these are three places I'd love to travel to.Linda Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496464041656744569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-46285973446820586642010-01-16T15:41:22.345+11:002010-01-16T15:41:22.345+11:00Emily, you little travel cat, you! Actually I'...Emily, you little travel cat, you! Actually I'm an island person too - I find islands amazingly fascinating, I'm not quite sure why. I remember when I was wandering around the Hebrides in 2004, someone said to me on a ferry to the Eigg that she could see I was an island person. It's a description I really like! Love the photo! Congratulations on the release of THE EARL'S DILEMMA! Looks fab!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-86525642219057853392010-01-16T15:08:54.774+11:002010-01-16T15:08:54.774+11:00Reunion Island? Don't know that one, Nikki. I&...Reunion Island? Don't know that one, Nikki. I'll have to go look it up! And yes, fiords are very beautiful places. We even have some down here in NZ! (Shameless promo for my country.)<br /><br />I love the idea of travelling along the coast of Alaska or Norway by boat, watching glaciers calve into the water and seeing pods of whales playing. Wouldn't that be magic?Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73246597733082714862010-01-16T15:05:21.993+11:002010-01-16T15:05:21.993+11:00Catherine and Zana, Cappadocia is fantastic!! Defi...Catherine and Zana, Cappadocia is fantastic!! Definitely, you need to go there. I love the idea of a writers' conference there. I'm sure hundreds of us would attend!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-18986785218812396582010-01-16T15:03:17.743+11:002010-01-16T15:03:17.743+11:00Rachel, the southwest of the US has some incredibl...Rachel, the southwest of the US has some incredible landforms. It's stunning! (Which isn't to say that the rest of the US isn't beautiful, too, just that I particularly like the southwest!)<br /><br />You'll love Europe when you get there. It's so different from Downunder. So much history! Cobbled streets and hilltop villages and buildings that are hundreds and hundreds of years old. You can travel from one country to the next to the next in a matter of hours and everything changes -- the language, the food, the culture. It's fabulous!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23634463820880021972010-01-16T14:59:18.516+11:002010-01-16T14:59:18.516+11:00Oh, wow, Emily your website photos are amazing. I ...Oh, wow, Emily your website photos are amazing. I think I'd better add a few more places to my list!!<br /><br />Hey Zana, maybe we can have a writers' conference in Cappadocia :-)<br /><br />CathCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322007107036171737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48706044248984592112010-01-16T14:55:27.470+11:002010-01-16T14:55:27.470+11:00Impossible to pick just one. Everytime I read a bo...Impossible to pick just one. Everytime I read a book with an evocative setting or see something in a movie I want to go there.<br /><br />Last night before 'Avatar' was an ad for 'Reunion Island' and it looked stunning. So now it's on my crowded list.<br /><br />I'd quite like to see some frozen parts of the world - Alaska, Norway, Antarctica - and the beautiful landforms that are created by glaciers. Ohmigosh... I truly am 'pining for the fjords' :)<br /><br />But with two dogs, one cat, four frogs, one guinea pig, four birds and six fish, travelling (for us) is now a bit of a challenge. But with some planning we can probably swing it by staying in Australia.<br /><br />For now.<br /><br />Too much else to see.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-13747322622360297512010-01-16T14:52:56.399+11:002010-01-16T14:52:56.399+11:00Oh Cath, I really hanker after Cappadocia, too. It...Oh Cath, I really hanker after Cappadocia, too. It's my number 1 dream destination to do the balloon ride. But reading the other comments has me going - oh yes, and Corfu (LOVE Durrell) and Cyprus (for Laurence Durrell), and New York because hey, just about everyone seems to have been there but me and Spain, and Japan and, and, and... the list is endless. I adore NZ but I do wish it wasn't quite so end-of-worldish at times.<br />ZanaZana Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452523395857120532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-41973908062583978022010-01-16T14:43:57.526+11:002010-01-16T14:43:57.526+11:00Hi Emily and the LoveCats,
Wow, you guys are full ...Hi Emily and the LoveCats,<br />Wow, you guys are full of great topics! Travel... yes... such a wonderful thing to do. My fav spot is Lord Howe Island.<br /><br />I want to go to Cappadocia, Turkey. I have been a soils researcher and every person I know who has been there sends me a postcard - I have 8 now - and says "You must come here". So... one day... I will see it for myself.<br /><br />I also have friends dotted around the world who I need to visit one day. One lives in a vineyard in France... another a trout farm in Ireland... why am I here?????<br /><br />CathCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322007107036171737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73819028425733094492010-01-16T13:58:35.384+11:002010-01-16T13:58:35.384+11:00Emily, that's an amazing shot! I had no idea l...Emily, that's an amazing shot! I had no idea land formations like that existed.<br /><br />I'd love to be a travel cat, and one day, I think I will. =) I've travelled to your gorgeous New Zealand, and I've been to New Caledonia, and over lots of Australia.<br /><br />Next step for me, I think, is Europe and the US.Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29300546222067169002010-01-16T13:03:52.780+11:002010-01-16T13:03:52.780+11:00Anita, my parents took us backpacking through Euro...Anita, my parents took us backpacking through Europe when I was a kid, hence the travel bug. Maybe that's something you could consider when they're a little older? (Although maybe you don't want to inflict the bug on them...) We started in Greece, and I haven't been back since. I'd love to do the Greek Isles properly as an adult, and then venture further afield to other islands in the Mediterranean -- Sicily, Sardinia, Malta...<br /><br />Must go and rent Mamma Mia now!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-52608180510340639212010-01-16T12:58:03.121+11:002010-01-16T12:58:03.121+11:00Sharon, yes, I must spend more time in Oz. It'...Sharon, yes, I must spend more time in Oz. It's so close, and yet I've seen very little of it. I know there's some absolutely spectacular scenery. Must do some exploring over there! <br /><br />Tamara -- yes, I know what you mean about Niagara Falls! I was there just over a year ago. I actually found it almost too big to take in. Almost mind-boggling.<br /><br />Tracie, you have a nice long list! Nice to see NZ at the top of it! And I agree with you about the sub antarctic islands -- I would LOVE to visit them. And Antarctica too -- now that is a truly amazing place. Egypt, yes, fascinating country, with an incredible history that you can literally touch when you're there. Canada, again I totally agree with you. I've just got back from there, and it was the wilderness areas that attracted me most. I loved the northern British Columbia coast, where the bald eagles are as plentiful as sparrows. Saw a number of bears, too! Never been to Ireland, but everyone who goes there loves it. You'll have a wonderful time working down that travel list!<br /><br />Ooh, Eleni, Venice! Yes, definitely a place to go back to. And the Greek Islands, ditto. They're on my list. Canada, I want to see more of too. Like the US, it's a vast country. But then, so is Australia! NZ is tiny by comparison. I've spent quite a bit of time in the UK, but I'd love to go back now that I'm writing regencies. Think of all the research I could do!<br /><br />Happy travelling!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-65522955981674073292010-01-16T12:55:35.550+11:002010-01-16T12:55:35.550+11:00Hi Emily
I'd love to travel, but with little ...Hi Emily <br />I'd love to travel, but with little munchkins it's a bit of a dream at the moment. Where I want to go changes all the time - usually influenced by a movie I've seen or the book I'm reading. So thanks to an overdose of Mamma Mia, my pick today would have to be the Greek Isles - just as it looks in that movie ;) And while I was there, would have to check out Corfu thanks to my (as mentioned in previous LoveCat posts) love of Gerald Durrell.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.com