Deja Vu-ish

Beautiful picture of Ireland. I've never been to Europe but whenever I see pictures of Ireland or Scotland I'm in awe.  I set a lot of my stories in Arizona and immulate a town that looks like Sedona.  If you've been there, you know there's a special aura about the place, the red rock mountains, the blue skies the amazing foliage, It's known as an artists community too and the history in that area is fascinating.  For for me, it's Sedona!  But Disneyworld comes a close second cause I'm really a kid at heart!

that you took the book and set it in Ireland. Sadly I haven't travelled (the lotto man is just not cooperating) but I'll be adding this part of Ireland to my list

 When I visited Charlotte, NC in 1993, I knew instantly I wanted to move here.   It just felt like home to me.  I have never had this feeling when I visited anywhere else.   So, I went back to California, quit my job and moved here.  Been here 16 years now.   I read all 3 books in your Kings of California series and really enjoyed them.   This new series sounds wonderful and I concur - great cover.  I will get them all soon.

Egypt calls me! Since I was a little girl, I feel drawn to Egypt... and ironically my name is Caira. It is not related to El-Cairo in any way, though. My mom swapped the a and i in my sister's name Ciara (Irish name) and got my name that way.

Whenever I see images / videos of Egypt, just like you said, it feels familiar. I've never been able to visit it though.

I love the view! I would love to go to Ireland and Italy. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to. 

When I went to Florida in september to visit my cousin it felt like home. Being the first time away from home (for 10 days) I thought I would be home sick, but turns out I didn't. I missed my family, but I could have stayed. Almost did if not for my kitty. Never thought anywhere but home would feel like home. I was pleasantly surprised. 

Your view was awesome. I would love to see that in person. I have only left the US once. I went on a cruise to the bahamas. I did not have the deja vu feeling though. I loved every minute of the trip though it was beautiful. As far as deja vu I have had that feeling with several different places. A few summers ago we went to Myrtle Beach I hadn't been there since I was 11 and all I could remember was that the sand was beautiful. As far as I know when I went summer of 2005, I knew immediately where everything was and didn't have to ask for directions to anything. I just knew how to find it all. You would have thought I grew up there.

Like you, I loved Ireland.  Of course, my maternal great grandmother emigrated from Ireland, and her son, my grandfather, looked more like a leprechaun than anything.  He was 5'3" tall and probably weighed 97 lbs. or so, and he lived to be 96 years old.  (He was born in 1879 and weighed 1.5 lbs. at birth -- as weighed on a grain scale -- and was kept in a home-made incubator: a shoe box set by the pot-bellied stove.)

Heidelberg also called to me.  It was so lovely and quaint, and I loved that it was largely a pedestrian, college town.  So it had the vitality that college students bring to a town, but it had the ancient, quaint atmosphere as well.  I loved the combination of modern-ness and history.

So, your latest book sounds wonderful to me!

For me it was Venice, Italy.  We arrived on a rainy late afternoon, walked about for a few minutes and went

back to our room.  The next morning after breakfast,  we walked out onto the hotel's rooftop garden and I

found myself transfixed.  We stood above the St. Mark's Basin from which the Grand Canal leads.  The rain

clouds were clearing,  the sun's rays were peeking through, and the various watercraft (including gondolas)

were beginning to move about.  My eyes brimmed  with tears and I was filled with such happiness!  My heart

was at peace!

Pat Cochran

I love cemeteries, too!  In fact, some of my favorite pictures from Ireland are of crosses and grave markers.  (I love castles, too, which was a big draw in Heidelberg as well.)

We have a lovely Victorian-era cemetery here that is just gorgeous.  It's called Cave Hill, and it's on the National Register of Historic Places and is a registered arboretum.  The middle fork of Beargrass Creek flows through it, and it has a lake with swans in it.  There are lots and lots of Civil War graves there, as well as more contemporary ones (like Col. Harlan Sanders, founder of Ketucky Fried Chicken).  It just has a sense of peace about it.  A friend and I used to take a lunch and go sit in the cemetery to eat it.  You can see photos that someone took of Cave Hill here.

For me this happens.. not for a city though...But here goes..

Till I was 14, we stayed in our old family home and had to shift ... When searching for a rented accomodation.. I saw so many houses, (along with parents of course)..and I felt uneasy in almost each one of them..until I came to one house on the first floor in an area totally unvisited.. It really felt as if I came home :) We stayed there for about 4-5 yrs and later shifted to an apartment.. Even there, we looked at many before I settled on one (and thankfully my parents agreed with me)..

This kind of deja-vu happens many times for me, especially while shifting... happened when I left home for work, and then moved to current city and selected a place to live..etc !

I think it is a kind of "vibe".. that affects some.. :)

i beleive vegas lol

fun times gamlbling and shopping

whoo

congrats on teh book