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We chat with Melissa and Dave of the Strong Sense of Place site, podcast, and blog and the Library of Lost Time podcast. We discuss their life in Prague and books!
The outdoorsy events around Prague:
Discovering Prague events
https://www.discoveringprague.cz/
General Strong Sense of Place
Strong Sense of Place website
https://strongsenseofplace.com/
Free newsletter on Substack
https://strongsenseofplace.substack.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/strongsenseof
All podcasts:
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts
Episodes we mentioned:
Spain: Valencia, Velázquez, and Vermouth
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-02-06-spain/
Iceland: Warrior Poets, Emo Horses, and Maybe (Probably) Elves
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-04-25-iceland/
Italy: A Bottle of Red, the Tuscan Sun, and Il Dolce Far Niente
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-09-26-italy/
India: The Continent Masquerading as a Country
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2024-06-21-india/
Sri Lanka: Remarkable, Relentless, Resplendent
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-04-03-sri_lanka/
Trains: Better Than Planes and Cars. Fight Me.
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-12-14-trains/
Hotels: The Liminal Space with M&Ms in the Mini-Bar
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-05-23-hotels/
The Sea: Tales of Poets and Pirates
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-02-17-the_sea/
Some of our favorite books:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_shadow_of_the_wind_zafon/
The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley (Iceland)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_tricking_of_freya_sunley/
Still Life by Sarah Winman (Italy)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/still_life_winman/
Dishoom: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir (India)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/dishoom_thakrar/
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette (Sri Lanka)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/elephant_complex_gimlette/
The Ladies-in-Waiting by Santiago Garcia, Javier Olivares (Spain)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_ladies_in_waiting_garcia/
Our summer reading plans:
Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier (Venice)
Billiards at the Hotel Dobray by Dušan Šarotar (Slovenia)
The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis (Train) - I talked about it in this podcast:
https://strongsenseofplace.com/lolts/lolt-2024-05-31/
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva (spy novel)
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson (Panama)
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Norway)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Bookshops
The Munich Readery in Munich
http://www.readery.de/
Well-Read Books of Wigtown
https://wellreadbooks.co.uk/
Wigtown Postcards: What It's Like to Run a Bookshop in Scotland's National Book Town
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2020/02/10/wigtown-photo-album-what-its-like-to-run-a-bookshop-in-scotlands-booktown/
Daunt Books in London
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/10/08/our-favorite-bookshops-daunt-books-in-london/
Typewronger Books in Edinburgh
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/11/28/typewronger-books-in-edinburgh-scotland-will-steal-your-heart/
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We chat with Melissa and Dave of the Strong Sense of Place site, podcast, and blog and the Library of Lost Time podcast. We discuss their life in Prague and books!
The outdoorsy events around Prague:
Discovering Prague events
https://www.discoveringprague.cz/
General Strong Sense of Place
Strong Sense of Place website
https://strongsenseofplace.com/
Free newsletter on Substack
https://strongsenseofplace.substack.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/strongsenseof
All podcasts:
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts
Episodes we mentioned:
Spain: Valencia, Velázquez, and Vermouth
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-02-06-spain/
Iceland: Warrior Poets, Emo Horses, and Maybe (Probably) Elves
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-04-25-iceland/
Italy: A Bottle of Red, the Tuscan Sun, and Il Dolce Far Niente
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-09-26-italy/
India: The Continent Masquerading as a Country
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2024-06-21-india/
Sri Lanka: Remarkable, Relentless, Resplendent
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-04-03-sri_lanka/
Trains: Better Than Planes and Cars. Fight Me.
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-12-14-trains/
Hotels: The Liminal Space with M&Ms in the Mini-Bar
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-05-23-hotels/
The Sea: Tales of Poets and Pirates
https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-02-17-the_sea/
Some of our favorite books:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_shadow_of_the_wind_zafon/
The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley (Iceland)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_tricking_of_freya_sunley/
Still Life by Sarah Winman (Italy)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/still_life_winman/
Dishoom: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir (India)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/dishoom_thakrar/
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette (Sri Lanka)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/elephant_complex_gimlette/
The Ladies-in-Waiting by Santiago Garcia, Javier Olivares (Spain)
https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_ladies_in_waiting_garcia/
Our summer reading plans:
Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier (Venice)
Billiards at the Hotel Dobray by Dušan Šarotar (Slovenia)
The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis (Train) - I talked about it in this podcast:
https://strongsenseofplace.com/lolts/lolt-2024-05-31/
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva (spy novel)
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson (Panama)
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Norway)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Bookshops
The Munich Readery in Munich
http://www.readery.de/
Well-Read Books of Wigtown
https://wellreadbooks.co.uk/
Wigtown Postcards: What It's Like to Run a Bookshop in Scotland's National Book Town
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2020/02/10/wigtown-photo-album-what-its-like-to-run-a-bookshop-in-scotlands-booktown/
Daunt Books in London
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/10/08/our-favorite-bookshops-daunt-books-in-london/
Typewronger Books in Edinburgh
https://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/11/28/typewronger-books-in-edinburgh-scotland-will-steal-your-heart/
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