Bora Bora, Ampersands, Remote Hotels, Hot Boy Readers & More: Endnotes 10 February

Bora Bora, Ampersands, Remote Hotels, Hot Boy Readers & More: Endnotes 10 February

Friday, 10 February, 2023

Every Friday, we celebrate the weekend — and all the reading and relaxing and daydreaming time ahead — with Melissa's favorite book- and travel-related links of the week. Why work when you can read fun stuff?!

This post is part of our Endnotes series.

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Sometimes in February, you just need to turn your eyes (and, perhaps, take your whole self) to somewhere warm, relaxing, lush, green, turquoise, quiet, lazy, and rejuvenating — like Bora Bora in French Polynesia. That craggy mountain surrounded by a dreamy aquamarine sea is Mount Otemanu, the remnants of an ancient volcano. Things to do in Bora Bora include snorkeling, diving, fishing, paddle boarding, and our favorite right now: napping in a hammock. If you need daydream fuel, here are 8 tips for your first trip to Bora Bora.

 
 
 
 

New Episode of The Library of Lost Time

In each mini-podcast episode, we discuss two books at the top of our TBR, then share a fun book- or travel-related distraction. Get all the episodes and books galore here.

In this episode, we get excited about two books: Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo and Mr. Breakfast by Jonathan Carroll. Mel shares the exciting news about the return of an iconic 20th-century train. [transcript]

 

Hoping 2023 is treating you kindly so far.

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