Check out ANY book by Dorothy Dunnett. She has written 2 fabulous historical fiction series (The Lymond Chronicles with 6 books and the House of Nicolo with 8 books), along with a mystery series (the Johnson Johnson Dolly series with 7 books). She also wrote King Hereafter, a well-researched fictional story of McBeth that has set historians looking differently at Shakespeare’s Scottish Play. Highly recommended ..read more

Great list! Especially The Bell Jar ..read more

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Visited on 24th Dec 2023. I must say almost everything mentioned in the blog is correct, except that they now give you a number at the ticket counter, so you don’t have to queue and roam around till your number comes. I visited around 6:20 am, got 64 number and my turn came at 8:40 am. The ticket entry (including Sarong) + mandatory shuttle from car parking is 100K IDR now ..read more

This is so informative. I’m so glad i came across your blog. We are heading to Bali in a couple of months, and I’m now definitely contemplating going to the Gates of Heaven after this read. Truly appreciated ..read more

I left at 4am, got there at 6:00, and didn’t get a photo until 8:30am. But they don’t queue anymore – they have a number system (you take a ticket like at the DMV). So at least you can wait anywhere you want. The other side of the gate is now offering reflection photos as well! It’s nuts ..read more

In reply to ahmed. @ahmed, it’s no longer free to enter, and they only accept cash ..read more

In reply to Christel. @Christel, I’m really interested in this as well, because no one ever clarifies where exactly they have seen it in the series ..read more

So many amazing Christmas books here! I love reading A Christmas Carol each year, such an important story. I also love a good rom-com to read x Caroline | https://envirolineblog.com ..read more

I’m years late to this post, but found it just in time for my trip to Oxford with my Potterhead 9 year-old. Thank you for such a thorough list!I had no idea about the filming locations and wasn’t even sure what to hit in Oxford in general…particularly with a kiddo in tow. This gave our day the structure we desperately needed, and some fun history, to boot! So appreciative ..read more