Bookshop love: Barter Books
I was lucky enough to stumble upon the Barter Books at the weekend. Travelling around the Northumberland coast, I stopped off here – one of the largest second hand bookshops…
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Reading inspiration: Canada and Kit Coleman
The story of Kit Coleman – the world’s first woman war correspondent Whilst living in Toronto, I wanted to learn about the people who had helped make the city what…
To Kindle or not to Kindle?
As you would rightly assume from reading this blog, I love reading and travelling. I’ve used books as inspiration and travel guides as I’ve lived and worked across various countries.…
Learning Swedish with Pippi Longstocking
Now some people may laugh, but I have a very particular way of teaching myself a language and that is to read children’s books. Not only does it have a…
Travelling with Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown was very popular when it was first released in 2004 and long after.However it was also widely criticised, especially by the Church as…
