Good Night and God Bless: A Guide to Convent and Monastery Accommodation in Europe. Volume One: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy
Language: English
Published by Paratus Press, 2008
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- Title
- Good Night and God Bless: A Guide to Convent and Monastery Accommodation in Europe. Volume One: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy
- Author
- Trish Clark
- Publisher
- Paratus Press
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0646485202
- ISBN 13
- 9780646485201
- Illustrator
- Nathan Wong
- Item weight
- 408 grams
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Review
Billed as volume one, and covering Italy, the Czech Republic and Austria, this is a well-ordered handbook to convent and monastery accommodation by Australian traveller Trish Clark. She has a second volume planned (France, Ireland and England), which proves there must be little shortage of blessed beds. The author describes her chosen places as "unique, safe, comfortable and friendly", and they seem budget-friendly too. Don't be put off by the thought of serious seminary-style lodgings: many of the inclusions sound divine (in a much more secular sense), such as Villa Helios on the isle of Capri with views of the Bay of Naples, lush gardens, an orchard and a historic chapel.
Alexandra James, Weekend Australian -- Alexandra James, Weekend Australian - April 26-27 2008
Have you ever slept in a bishop's bedchamber or a nun's cell (where's Dick Emery when you need him?) or sipped wine in an abbey's dining room? Travel writer Trish Clark reports on an unusual way to holiday in a paperback book which is described as a modern traveller's bible. Good Night & God Bless is a guide to convent and monastery accommodation in Austria, Czech Republic and Italy. The book came to Clark about 20 years ago when, as a young traveller, she couldn't find a bed in a youth hostel in Rome and was directed to a convent `up the road'. Suitable for the tourist, the pious and the curious, the user-friendly travel guide has accommodation details, local tourist information, places of pilgrimage, travel titbits and anecdotes against a fascinating backdrop of history and religion.
-- The Sunday Telegraph Escape - May 18 2008
The flood of travel books continues and one of the best recent arrivals is Queensland writer Trish Clark's guide to tourism accommodation in convents, monasteries and abbeys in Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Called Good Night and God Bless, it is the first of a series, with the next one to cover France, Ireland and the UK.
The guide is full of treasures and Clark backs the listings with good local information on things to see and do. -- Mike Bingham - Sunday Tasmanian - 4 May 2008
When she was a 20 something backpacker, Trish Clark had what you could call an epiphany. Turned away from a backpackers' hostel in Rome, she was told to try the convent for accommodation. Staying there was a happy experience and a revelation that led her to discover a whole new world for travellers of all ages. Suitable for the tourist, the pious and the curious alike, her user-friendly guide gives details on accommodation, tourist information, places of pilgrimage and history. Staying at a convent may not to be everyone's idea of a good time, but many Australians head overseas to famous pilgrimage trails such as El Camino de Santiago in Spain. If that appeals, so might the idea of staying in a medieval monastery - with the monks. The settings are fascinating, the accommodation ranges from basic to luxurious, and the proprietors are always friendly and welcoming. The author says this form of accommodation has been a well kept secret. This first volume features Austria, Czech Republic and Italy and volume two, due out in 2009, will cover France, Ireland and the UK. -- Phil Brown - Brisbane News - 7 May 2008
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