For decades, passionate photographer, history buff and frequent traveler Jackie Lapin followed her heart to historic localities in more than 50 countries and amassed a database of 40,000 stunning images. And when she wasn’t traveling, she was reading books that further informed her explorations and indulged her sense of escape.
Now, Lapin combines her love of history, travel and books of historical relevance into an online community where others who share her wanderlust can immerse themselves in the storied histories of cities, regions and landmarks all over the world at www.TheHistoricTraveler.com.
There, visitors will discover Lapin’s unique blog, where she blends her storytelling skills and her stunning photography to bring historic places to life.
“There is no other blog that combines travel, history and historic novels,” Lapin said. “I think visitors will find the blog entertaining, interesting and educational about the subject matter. I try to offer information they would not readily learn on their own about historic cities, villages, landmarks and more. And then they get book recommendations with each blog!”
For those who want to absorb the historical context and culture of a place even more, the site includes a travel guide directory that allows users to search by city, region or theme.
The Historic Traveler website also introduces Historic Traveler International, a membership alliance that offers access to the stunning digital Historic Traveler Magazine; the world’s most comprehensive directory of historic novels, mysteries and history books by country or region; the world’s first comprehensive directory of historic hotels, inns and B&Bs; a directory of historic TV dramas on broadcast or streaming; exclusive travel discounts and travel booking agent; a book club dedicated to history buffs; a book swap; a monthly community meeting and chat room with other historic travel enthusiasts; a matching resource for people who are looking for traveling companions; interviews with leading experts and authors; specialty books of themed photo collections; and ongoing news about travel opportunities to historic places.
“The Historic Traveler International membership program provides one-of-a-kind resources for history lovers never before offered, plus a community of like-minded history or historic novel lovers,” Lapin added. “Most folks who are history buffs are isolated—this opens the door to a community.”
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