Journeys

The initial mystery that attends each journey is:
how did the traveller reach his starting point in the first place?
-- Louise Bogan

Literary Journeys . . .

  • The Hero's Journey Pick up your suitcase and explore the classical mythical story structure and create your own stories.

  • Literary Traveler "Explore the world of your literary imagination." Take virtual tours of the places associate with some of the world's most beloved authors.

    For my part, I travel not to go anywhere,
    but to go.
    I travel for travel's sake.
    The great affair is to move.
    --Robert Louis Stevenson

  • Literary Locales is sponsored by the English Department at San Jose State University. The site features over 450 picture links to the places that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors.

    No journey carries one far unless,
    as it extends into the world around us,
    it goes an equal distance into the world within.
    -- Lillian Smith

  • Writing the Journey: An Online Journal Writing Workshop

  • The Moonlit Road "Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers."

  • Folk Legends of Japan "Read the stories from once upon a time in Japan that every Japanese kid grows up listening to. This site takes you on a journey to a fairy-tale world of boy heroes, terrible ogres, animals matching wits, and more." The short little tales have cute animated graphics and music.

    • Journeys through Time . . .

    It is good to have an end to journey towards,
    but it is the journey that matters in the end.
    -- Ursula K. le Guinn

  • The Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom is an excellent reference tool for students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more about the American Revolution.

  • Journey Through the Middle Ages Learn about "Castles and Medieval Times" at this website created by 4th graders and teachers at Salford Hills Elementary School in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.

  • The Immigrant Journey contains an excellent essay giving an overview of the immigrant experience. There are also many photos of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

  • Journey Back to Ancient Rome - Webquest

  • A Bittersweet Journey on the Underground Railroad

    • Journeys of Discovery . . .

    The journey is the reward.
    --Tao saying

  • Voyage to the Milky Way a PBS look at "humanity's ultimate voyage across the galaxy and beyond."

  • Extreme 2000 - Voyage to the Deep

  • Dive and Discover -Expeditions to the bottom of the sea . . .

  • The Rockefeller University Journey into the Cell

    • Wanderlust . . .

    The journey is my home.
    -- Muriel Rukeyser

    Have you ever read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America????? If not, you should. . . It was the author's chronicle of his journey across the America he loved with his ever faithful French poodle, Charley. In the meantime, check out the continuing adventures of Mark, Megan, and Marvin the Road Dog on their ongoing Road Trip America .

    A man travels the world over in search of what he needs
    and returns home to find it.
    --George Moore

  • Welcome to the Rec.Travel Library! - "Personal travelogues, trip reports, and worldwide tourist information"

  • National Hobo Association

    Last revised Feb. 24, 2001

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