Bookstore Adventures: Scriptum Oxford When I stayed in Oxford at Exeter College, I stepped out into Turl St every morning and walked across the road to the Turl St Kitchen to get my soy latte. Some days when I’d been…
Each time I visit London, I make a point of exploring the Portobello Road Markets. It is one of the world’s largest antiques markets with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible. The streets are crowded with visitors from…
Bookstore Adventures: Daunt Books London Walking down Marylebone High Street is a fun activity, but to find Daunt Books right there in the middle of it all is a delight. This beautiful Edwardian bookshop is full of old-fashioned style. Gorgeous wood interiors,…
In 2013, I was fortunate enough to attend Summer School at Oxford University. I stayed in Exeter College and my room faced Broad Street. Across the road was the world famous Blackwell’s bookshop. Blackwell’s has serving the needs of students, academics and book-lovers…
I visited Powell’s City of Books in Portland Oregon last year on my birthday. I had a fabulous couple of hours browsing this wonderful store. When they use the word City in their name, they mean it. The place even…
The Last Bookstore in LA has to be one of the most fun bookstores I’ve been to. It even has a labyrinth made of books! We discovered the store in the Historic District of La (I hadn’t even realised…