Group Travel for Book Clubs
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There are two types of groups that have seen steady growth in the last several years: travel clubs and book clubs. Innovative and active members of each might consider combining these two interests to create a book club that travels. Book clubs can select literary themes which are complimented by periodic trips to related destinations. Likewise, travel clubs can add a book list to their agenda so that everyone from the group is on the same page.
Some would argue that readers and travelers are different breeds of people. They say that bookish folks prefer to have their adventures at home. And travelers don’t want to miss exciting opportunities by putting their noses in a book. But this simply isn’t true. How many people have you seen at a beach or hotel poolside with a book in hand? Reading and experiencing are the perfect complimentary activities to one another. They each inform the other of a different perspective on the event.
Novel Passages is one example of a formal group which has combined book clubs and travel. They host literary parties with authors in foreign destinations, provide cruises to destinations based on books and offer many other ways of mingling reading with adventure. Of course, you don’t have to go with a group like this which is already established. Any book club or travel group could add a bit of the other to their agenda and be well on their way to opening up new worlds.
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