Comments on: Book Review – Tales from Nowhere http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/book-review-tales-from-nowhere/ Travels and Life Experiences of a Corporate American Runaway Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rebekah http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/book-review-tales-from-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Rebekah Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:57:20 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=4020#comment-3255 Hi Sherry, Do my Nowhere's count if I'm not on the ground? I actually have a few if you count experiences in the air. The first is on the border of China, Kyrgystan and Kazakhstan. From the air it looks similar to Mongolia- lots of sand and just a little bit of life. Whenever I fly over it I wonder what the people who live there must have done in their former lives to be born into this one, out there. I also wonder if they aren't the lucky ones, I wonder if they've ever heard of Iraq or Afghanistan, or the Global Financial Crisis or Global Warming. Although there are a few lakes out there that are a funny fluorescent lime green colour and I think they know all about polluting the earth! The next is a stretch across Eastern Russia, where all the air traffic controllers sound like they're sitting in a concrete cell with nothing but a bottle of home made vodka to keep them company. And finally the long stretch from Los Angeles to Hong Kong- there's hours and hours of "middle of nowhere" right there. Take care! Hi Sherry, Do my Nowhere’s count if I’m not on the ground? I actually have a few if you count experiences in the air. The first is on the border of China, Kyrgystan and Kazakhstan. From the air it looks similar to Mongolia- lots of sand and just a little bit of life. Whenever I fly over it I wonder what the people who live there must have done in their former lives to be born into this one, out there. I also wonder if they aren’t the lucky ones, I wonder if they’ve ever heard of Iraq or Afghanistan, or the Global Financial Crisis or Global Warming. Although there are a few lakes out there that are a funny fluorescent lime green colour and I think they know all about polluting the earth! The next is a stretch across Eastern Russia, where all the air traffic controllers sound like they’re sitting in a concrete cell with nothing but a bottle of home made vodka to keep them company. And finally the long stretch from Los Angeles to Hong Kong- there’s hours and hours of “middle of nowhere” right there. Take care!

]]> By: Mark H http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/book-review-tales-from-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 Mark H Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:23 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=4020#comment-3102 Sounds an excellent read. I, too, look for books of short stories when I travel as you cna read an episode each time you settle to read. I recently read one unmasking China called "THe Beijing of Possibilities" which was similarly structured as a series of unrelated short stories. Sounds an excellent read. I, too, look for books of short stories when I travel as you cna read an episode each time you settle to read. I recently read one unmasking China called “THe Beijing of Possibilities” which was similarly structured as a series of unrelated short stories.

]]> By: Donna Hull http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/book-review-tales-from-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Donna Hull Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:06:35 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=4020#comment-3091 Sherry, like Barbara, I can't wait to read about your experience traveling the Annapurna circuit. And I agree with you, I read good travel writing to better my own writing. I have hopes that the excellent prose will somehow seep into my writing cells. The nowhere that's on my list to visit? Antarctica. A favorite nowhere that I've already visited? Valley of the Gods, near Mexican Hat, Utah. Sherry, like Barbara, I can’t wait to read about your experience traveling the Annapurna circuit. And I agree with you, I read good travel writing to better my own writing. I have hopes that the excellent prose will somehow seep into my writing cells.

The nowhere that’s on my list to visit? Antarctica. A favorite nowhere that I’ve already visited? Valley of the Gods, near Mexican Hat, Utah.

]]> By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/book-review-tales-from-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3089 Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:44:49 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=4020#comment-3089 Welcome back! Can't wait to read about your Nepal experience. Welcome back! Can’t wait to read about your Nepal experience.

]]> By: heidi http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/book-review-tales-from-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3086 heidi Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:28:30 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=4020#comment-3086 Thank you for the book tip. I always look for something interesting to read. Thank you for the book tip. I always look for something interesting to read.

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