Tag: books
Lido Village Books: Newport Beach’s Beloved Indie Bookstore
I love bookstore chains as much as the next bookworm, but there’s something special about independent bookstores. Usually tucked in corner spaces or under-the-radar locations, these little shops are the types I come across by chance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kate Alvarez (Kate Was Here) (@replikate) I was sauntering through […]
A Quick Stopover in Ho Chi Minh’s Book Street
This pedestrian street lined with bookstores, stationery shops, and cafés is one of the popular tourist spots in Vietnam. For book lovers and stationery collectors, Ho Chi Minh’s Book Street makes a fun stopover after walking around the city. 🇻🇳 Get Ready For Your Vietnam Trip 🎫 Get your tickets Flights, bus, train tickets, and […]
The Philippine Book Festival 2024: Things To Do
I’m ready to add another mountain of “Books To Read” to my already overflowing piles of books at home. The Philippine Book Festival 2024 will be held from April 25 to 28, 2024 at the World Trade Center in Pasay, Manila. Not to be confused with the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) that’s slated every […]
The Book Stop Project Is Now in Intramuros
…In front of Manila Cathedral, to be exact. After charming the neighborhood of Makati in Ayala Triangle Gardens a few weeks ago, this pop-up library moved to its second location in Old Manila. I serendipitously came across their second spot when I took my Australian relatives on a tour around Intramuros. The premise hasn’t changed. […]
Manila’s Pop-Up Library Is Looking For Blind Dates
There’s an installation piquing the interest of Makati’s Ayala Triangle visitors—The Book Stop Project, a pop-up library that encourages people to read, borrow, and trade books. Their premise is simple. You’re free to drop by the mini open-air library to read and hang out. You may borrow and take home any book, provided that you return […]
Quirk of the Month: Choose Your Own Tat-venture
No, I am not over it. Temporary metallic tatts were all the rage in 2014, but here’s a new book to prove that it’s more than just a temporary craze. Choose Your Own Tat-venture is a fun activity book for people like me who just can’t commit to getting a real tatt. This book contains one metallic […]
Sea of Books: The Manila International Book Fair 2013
The annual Manila International Book Fair is already on its 34th year, but this self-proclaimed bookworm is a newbie. With my free ticket from Fully Booked in tow, I dropped by my first MIBF yesterday afternoon—the end of the workweek, a payday, and Friday the 13th. None of these omens rattled my adventure. My top […]