Sleep well!

Have a great trip!

Ooof, long flight(s). I once flew L.A. to Venice, via Amsterdam for a friend's wedding...not fun, not fun at all. At least I had "Clash of Kings" to read on the way and back (it was the first time I read it, actually).

thanks for dropping a note and letting us know you are safe and sound :)

Dream well.

Now if they only can get Peter O'Toole to play Lord Walder Frey, heh!

If your busy schedule permits, visit the British Museum, that is if you haven't before. Or as I like to call it the big building of British war trophies. You won't regret it. As an American archaeologist I found it very humbling.

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Thanks for the geography lesson. Except I was referring to when Mr. Martin will be in London on Nov. 11th

George'll be in London on the 11th, though. He's doing a lot of travelling in the U.K. this next couple of weeks. :)

but John Hurt is the voice of the Dragon in Merlin...

Scotland is so beautiful at this time of year. Give it my love.

Enthusiasm about the cast? Done. Enjoy your time elsewhere, sir. No pressure, but we love your characters more than movie characters. Been with ya since the late 80s with Beauty an th' B. I was 5 at the time... but I was there.

Oooh, I HATE that Newark-Edinburgh flight. Been there, done that. Hope you feel well and rested soon and have fun!

Well, I've been reading your not-a-blog for longer than I can remember, and decided upon reading this post to finally sign up to livejournal so I could reply to it:
Thanks George.
Thanks for your life consuming literature...My baby steps into fantasy I owe to Lloyd Alexander, but my passion and addiction to the genre, I blame utterly on opening A Game of Thrones at 15.
Now I'd rather refresh the comments page over on Winter-is-Coming to discuss name pronunciations with my fellow addicts than touch my grad school research.

Enjoy the set, watching your mind come to life in front of you, and please pass on to those actors that we are over the wall excited to see them bring A Song of Ice and Fire to HBO's unsuspecting viewers.

ps. Will you give Richard Madden my number? ;)

I can't sleep on flights either. So imagine my flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco to Seoul, South Korea. 17 hours of flying, plus probably about 7 hours of waiting other travel time before I could sleep. 24 hours of being awake! ahhh!!! I feel your pain. And the jet lag just makes it weird for a long time too. Everyone is enthusiastic about the cast and the pilot. How couldn't we be?!

Stay warm and dry!

It's a real pity I cannot come there and you've not planned to come back here in Lucca. Anyway, enjoy and drink a pint for your Italian fans.

Good to hear you're over here safely. Enjoy the stay.

It's drizzly down in London today but we are forecast some sun in the next few days, hopefully you'll see some of that in Scotland/Ireland too.

I have never been jetlagged and always put it down to not sleeping on planes and going to bed at a normal time for the timezone regardless of how much I have been awake.

You're in Edinburgh?

I've been away from home for a bit, but I'll be back there this evening. Prod me via email if you want a local guide.


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Wonder if the battlefield at Falkirk can still be easily seen, or if it's all been developed.

Have you seen the Falkirk Wheel yet?

Yes, take care of yourself so you stay healthy! I hope you adjust quickly to the time change. Always seems to go well one way but not the other for me. Hope everything goes smoothly! Best of luck!!!!

Relax and enjoy your stay George!

Oh, Edinburgh is a most wondrous city! I hope you have good fun and that the filming will go well!

What is your Edinbugrh Schedule? Are there gonna be any castings here for non speaking roles or extras?? I thought everything was gonna be round Ireland and unfortunately i cannot go there for the auditions right now, but hey, i live in Edinburgh! . God damn it !! :P i know you hear it a lot mr. Martin, but thanks a lot for your wonderfull books

pitty. still we all wish the series gets green light after the pilot :) there will be more chances for westerosi wannabes ñ_ñ good luck mr.Martin! and "Salud y Victoria" (that´s my family motto)

Gorgeous city. I'm so jealous! I loved Edinburgh when I was there.

Have tons of fun, Mr. Martin! Edinbra is quite the city.

feel your pain my friend. Flew from Melbourne Australia to Belfast. 23hrs in a plane in all. still here now, sleep until monday....

just saw that the some filming is being done in Edingburgh... damn it! i'm in the wrong city... any idea how long the filming is likely to take? trying to work out if it's worth going there and checking it all out...

Last august I had to go to Scotland... but I can't (for influence problems).. Next year, I know that I will have to visit more locations in Scotland!!

Welcome! Sorry about all the rain here!

well, just tired. stayed up thru most of last night reading the conclusion to Feast for Crows. Now have re-read the four books twice since FfC came out in hardcover. Hoping I don't have time to read thru the four again before the 5th book shows up.....but again, waiting patiently. I did get a chuckle out of reading GRRM's optimistic "Meanwhile, Back on the Wall" comments at the end of book 4... :-)

I'm excited since today is the first day of filming for GoT. I look forward to the many nights of hanging out waiting for the show to start, last time I did that was with BSG and to think GoT is going to be about 4 times as good :). Keep them squared away with your IP George! I'm looking forward to this series more then anything that I can remember.

Sorry about the weather. It's pretty grim today.

Welcome. Hope it doesn't rain too much. I've never actually been on a plane before so I can't possibly know what it's like to be jetlagged but I can imagine it'd be tough - especially on a long flight.

I think that Scotland is one of the perfect locations for Winterfell and some of the castles up North might be ideal for the Eyrie. If you are near Falkirk, make sure to see Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle. I see both almost everyday on my way to university.

Dont forget to visit Doune castle, and get the Monty Python tour.

You're HERE? In MY CITY and I only read this today?
No one cleared this with me... ;)

Are you doing any events? I mean you know while you're in the Capital city of Scotland, you want to maybe sign a few books for the loyal fanbase before you bugger off to Ireland?

As a brit I recognise lots of the cast and you've got some really good actors in on this - can't wait to see it. Having watched lots of the Stargate Atlantis episodes Jason Momoa is a brilliant choice for Khal Drogo.

I'm sad I can't make it to either the signings in Dublin or London but being based up in the north its too expensive as I'm not working right now - thinking about planning to go the con in Ireland in 2010

I can see why they chose to film in Ireland - hope you have a relaxing time while you're there

If you have a layover in Houston on your way back could you think about doing a meet and greet at one of the local bookstores? All of your appearances seem to be overseas or at Convention well away from Texas. I know you didn't like the last President we sent, but hey we love to read too! Besides we have great sports stadiums and you owe Houston Fans one for that humiliating loss the Texans took in Week 1.

Founded in 1582-a chief center of intellectual the Age Of Enlightenment-among many famous luminaries including Charles darwin and Winston Churchill.

Cumon-you have to admit it's totally cool.

It's good to see you safe and well. Flying is a pain (I can never sleep on planes).
Whilst you are in Edinburgh a trip to the castle and up Arthur's Seat I think will provide a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Mind you, Edinburgh is such a beautiful city walking around and looking at the Georgian architecture is enough to satisfy I've found.
Hope the trip is a good one! Keep up the excellent work. Looking forward to the series!

With all those connections, sounds like he flew Continental.