Places
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Bibi Mangki Bookbed: A Filipino Library x Bookstore x BednBooks
Welcome to Bibi Mangki Bookbed, a Filipino library x bookstore x bed&books! Based in Davao and led by Bibi Mangki and friends, the small and private BMB has a book for every reader, and anybody can read any time of day. Click the links and watch the video below to know more! ☁️ Follow @bookbed…
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8 Readers Whose Travels Were Inspired by Books
by KB Meniado Travelling by page is always magical, but travelling to the actual place from that very page can be surreal! Eight readers from the community (including yours truly) share their travels to places inspired by the books they read. Make sure to get your to-go and to-read lists ready! 1. The Musee du…
a cook’s tour, all is fair in blog and war, anne plaza, anthony bourdain, bookish places, chrissie peria, cindy pon, dan brown, fiction, georgette s. gonzales, harry potter, ida torres, j.r.r. tolkien, kb meniado, leigh puzon, mark manalang, memories of israel, Places, rea alducente, siri hustvedt, summer without men, the da vinci code, the hobbit, tricia gervacio, want
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Bookbed goes to: Dasa Book Cafe
BY KB MENIADO In what looks like a tiny, nondescript space along Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, there is a well-known haven among and for book lovers called Dasa Book Cafe. It houses three floors worth of books, magazines and CDs, and is open to trades and consignment. The prices seem fair, given that most books are…
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6 Things To Love About Japanese Bookstores
by Clarissa Chua Last year, we visited bookish destinations in Hong Kong. This time, let’s discover the awesome things about Japanese bookstores! 1. Nine floors of books, books and more books One of Japan’s biggest chain of bookstores, Books Kinokuniya, has a branch in Shinjuku, home to over nine floors of books. Each floor houses its own specialty,…
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Bookbed goes to: The Book Museum
by Maria Pilar M. Lorenzo The country has been incessantly facing numerous challenging societal problems. There are the usual corruption issues, red tape, poor quality of education, traffic woes and so on. The ills may be due to something cultural, behavioral or ethical in a Filipino, and whatever the reasons there may be, these strike the…
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Bookbed goes to: The Bookyard Cafe
by Gayna Kumar, p hotos by Lindy Gamolo Walk several steps towards the Garden Heights Condominium parking area along E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City and be prepared to have your The Secret Garden moment. Save for small signages seen through the glass window, you’ll never guess that a book-themed cafe exists across Trinity University of…
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Bookbed goes to: Press by Fully Booked
by Nicai de Guzman, photos by Juan Sinag Cano Have you dropped by the new Press by Fully Booked in Rockwell? They encourage reading inside the café by allowing their patrons to borrow the books they have on their shelves! The first thing you’ll notice when you enter the café is that it’s heavily designed with books.…
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From Osaka to Nagoya: Bookish Things in Japan
by KB Meniado For bookish people, it’s a must to check out bookstores when travelling. The mere sight of reading materials—not to mention, the company of fellow story lovers, browsing through shelves after shelves after shelves—is exciting. Anything even remotely bookish is already a feast to the eyes. Sometimes, it can even get to a point where…
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Bookbed goes to: Atlantis Books
by Nina Fuentes Atlantis Books appears in articles proclaiming the must-visit book stores in the world, but we were drawn to it because of their sign that said “Rent-a-cat.” It was with some great irony that we stumbled upon this little gem because of a silly sign when a friend, who was supposed to be traveling…
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10 Things To Love About Tweedle Book Café
by KB Meniado I’ve been on the lookout for book cafés since I went to Café Talk last year so when an office mate (a shout-out to Ms. Reggie!) told me about Tweedle Book Café, I got excited. Got even more so when I found out it was only around Quezon City, and so I finally…
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