Monday, June 29, 2015

Books, Travel Talk and Sanity


"I'm leaving on a jet plane..." That song may date me a wee bit. We are flying out of our hometown for 8 wonderful days in California. So excited.

But then a problem arose...

What books do I take? Do I take actual books? If so how many? Do I use my Kindle while I'm gone? I am traveling with my dh, daughter, son and his girlfriend. None of them are readers. (Blasphemy!!!) So when I pose the question to them they just stare at me like I have spoken some sort of foreign language. Books? Why? Because that's what I do. I read. I go to wonderful places with fascinating people. You four will just be sitting there. I will be experiencing life from another perspective.

I decided to take my current read.

I'm only on page 86 but it seems as if it is a light, easy read. Nothing real deep. I hope it is just that because I'm one of those travelers that listens to other peoples conversations. Nosey...perhaps. I prefer just observant.

I am convinced I will need several books, right?! Once again, they just stare. So I will take laptop with Kindle app. Not a big fan of ebooks. Just would rather have the actual physical book in my hand. Oh I know...I can just visit bookstores while I am there. Who cares if my fellow travelers don't understand? I know there are many of you out there in blogland that do understand. Let them stare! Let them question my sanity! We all know whose sanity is in question!!

4 comments:

  1. It's so hard to decide what books to take when traveling! I always end up taking WAY TOO MANY books, lol. Have a fun trip!!

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    1. Well I finished book one sitting at airport. So book number two was started. Those poor non-readers stick with nothing to do. ;)

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  2. Definitely a tough decision when it comes to bringing books on vacation. Usually I'll bring along the book I'm current reading; if that book is near to finishing I'll bring a new book so I won't stuck without a book after finishing it. Most of the times I bring one physical book with me, considering how much space they'll be occupying and it's always good to have a few ebooks as well, just in case. It's the "what book to bring" that stump me, ha.

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    1. Melody, the ebooks will be coming in handy this week. Makes me so thankful for them. Thanks for stopping by.

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