Omnivorous Surfer

Wow! Someone (Jerome Burg, an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Teacher) has done what like to do when I read a book: find the locations on a map and look up information about them. THe took it one step further, and made all that available on Google Earth. On top of that, the author of the Lit Trips has included a quote and discussion questions for each location, at least for The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, which is the one I've been enjoying. You'll need to download and install Google Earth to "take the trips." The file will load into the left pane of Google Earth. Just expand the selection and you'll find all the locations the author has provided. If you'd like you can read more about Google Lit Trips.
There's a good post at Infinite Thinking Machine that tells about Google Lit Trip. Also, check out the video at TeacherTube.