City by the Book

City by the book: Amazon/Manaus & Ibbotson

August 10, 2017July 21, 2020City by the Book, Reading, Travel2 Comments

Perhaps my favourite read from my trip was, unsurprisingly, a children's book. Mid way through our trip we arrived in a small city close to the Colombian and Peruvian borders of Brazil - Tabatinga. From Tabatinga we took a four day boat to Manaus, a bustling city in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. While…

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City by the book: Cartagena & Márquez

July 28, 2017July 21, 2020City by the Book, Reading, Travel3 Comments

Last month I embarked on an adventure with my sister for four weeks around Colombia, Peru and Brazil. It was brilliant. Part of what made the trip so great was that in four cities, I read books associated with the city. Not only is it a much cheaper way to immerse yourself in a city's…

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