Dad! I can not believe the travel section of the NYTimes. I tried to keep a stiff upper lip while we were speaking, but when I actually read the article on the Baedeker trip, I was speechless and not in a good way.
For those who are unaware, I came upon some wonderful Baedeker travel guides from the 1800s at an estate sale. I've always been drawn to that time and the way families of a certain class could pack up their household and head to Europe for the summer season. In fact, it was that which I was trying to recreate with this summer's trip taking the kids to Languedoc for the month. A few months back I asked friends and family to keep their eyes open for a Baedeker's Guide to France from that era so I could attempt finding some of the places mentioned to see if they still exist and how they've changed.
This morning, PopPop calls to tell me the travel section in the Times has a lead article about Languedoc AND inside there's an article on a Baedeker's tour through Scotland. My plan is no longer original.
Nevertheless, I plan to proceed. I love the guide and the romance of it all. Who cares if the Times scooped me?
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