TRAVEL · BOOKS · BOOKISH TOURS
Stories that begin on the page and continue in the world.
A journal of books, places, and the stories connecting them.
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New reads, new roads, and stories from somewhere in between.
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Edinburgh through Robert Louis Stevenson
Few writers are as closely connected to Edinburgh as Robert Louis Stevenson. Born here in 1850, Stevenson grew up between the elegant streets of the New Town and…
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Two ways of seeing the world.
For journeys through places, and journeys through pages.
01 / TRAVEL
Places worth going somewhere for.
Journeys, destinations and stories gathered along the way.
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Starfield Library Suwon: Where Books Reach for the Sky
When I entered Starfield Library in Suwon, my first instinct was not to search for a particular book but to look up. Shelves rose above me…
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10 Places that stayed with me
I have always travelled with curiosity. Exploring, for me, is not only about seeing a new place, but about trying to understand what makes it different,…
02 / BOOKS
Stories worth staying home for.
Reviews, reading lists and books that deserve another chapter.
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The Legend of Loch Ness in Amy Jeffs’s Storyland
Some places are famous long before we reach them, we recognise their symbols, as if they already belonged to our memories. Loch Ness is one of…
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A Splendid City Built from Pain and Hope
Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American writer whose novels bring Afghanistan’s history closer to readers through deeply personal stories. Rather than presenting war only through dates and…
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10 Authors I feel close to
Choosing ten favorite authors is almost impossible. Our relationship with books changes and I am sure that if I searched deeper into my memories, thinking about…
BOOKISH TOURS
Where stories leave the page.
Literary cities, bookshops, libraries, cafés and places tied to the written word.
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Edinburgh through Robert Louis Stevenson
Few writers are as closely connected to Edinburgh as Robert Louis Stevenson. Born here in 1850, Stevenson grew up between the elegant streets of the New…
ABOUT PAGES TO PLACES
Pages to places.
Where Books become Destinations.
A project about books and travels, connecting the stories we read with the places we discover. We explore literary destinations, local history and culture, while also sharing bookshops, cafés, libraries and books reviews and reflections.
We are Ramona and Dragoș, two history graduates, book lovers and travelers. Through my stories and Dragoș’s photography, we want to bring our readings to life and share the places, stories and experiences we discover along the way.