Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a fungi 'Alice in Wonderland,' a cute cabinet of curiosities, a German town made of diamonds, pretty literary maps, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a fungi 'Alice in Wonderland,' a cute cabinet of curiosities, a German town made of diamonds, pretty literary maps, and more. {more}
We settle in and enjoy the hospitality of salty tea in the ger.
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Outer Space! |
In this episode, we blow our own minds and meet some amazing writers. 5 July 2024 |
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India! |
We went to a bakery in Delhi. The oven was broken. The drama was naan-stop. 21 June 2024 |
Who knew we were going to fall so hard for Mongolia? A country of rugged beauty where horses outnumber people and everyone is welcome in a nomad's home. We're even excited to try salty tea and mutton at every meal. {more}
— Helen Exley
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a choose-your-own-adventure game, first look at 'Interior Chinatown,' Little Debbie Park, surviving without a cell, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Erika Swyler's new novel, Agatha Christie's best short stories, awesome host(ess) gifts, London's new Barbie exhibit, and more. {more}
Buckle up for an adventure into outer space with ancient astronomers, Tycho Brahe, and Edwin Hubble (and his cat Copernicus), and more — then blow up your TBR with the great books that took us to space on the page. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got hotels with epic animal encounters, why to read books you don't understand, China through train windows, library love, and more. {more}
Let's build a time machine to visit the bustling bazaar of Hyderabad, circa 1912, with the beloved Indian poet Sarojini Naidu. Can't you just hear the jingling of silver bangles and smell the cardamom in the air?
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the Brontë's piano, an excerpt from the book 'Service,' fonts as fashion, sexy summer sandwiches, new crime fiction, and more.
May we propose a fantastic day in India? Start your day with yoga and meditation, take a tour of a Bollywood studio, eat a best-in-the-world curry, visit tigers in a nature preserve, then stroll the beach at sunset.
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