Literary travel, bookstores, trains, notebooks, and the stories cities leave behind
Booked & Boarded
A recurring literary travel series about books, transit, cafés, bookstores, and the quiet observations collected along the way. Part city diary, part reading journal, Booked & Boarded explores what it feels like to move slowly through a place.
Literary Guides
Thoughtful literary travel guides exploring through bookstores, cafés, neighbourhood walks, hidden corners, and slow itineraries for readers, writers, and curious travellers.
Literary Travel
A collection of essays, reflections, and destination stories exploring the spaces where books and travel intersect. From hidden bookstores and literary cities to notebooks filled on trains and afternoons spent reading in unfamiliar cafés, these pieces focus on the emotional texture of place rather than sightseeing alone.
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Booked & Boarded: Perth — The Waterways of Home
The bell above the door at New Edition Bookshop sounded exactly as I remembered. Outside, Fremantle was already warming into another bright afternoon. Norfolk pines stood against a cloudless sky and a sea breeze drifted inland from the harbour, carrying…
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Reading Through China: Then and Now
In 2012, I travelled through China carrying more books than was practical. Because of course I did. They took up valuable space in my backpack. They made train journeys heavier. They competed with notebooks, guidebooks, and the inevitable accumulation of…
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5 Days in and Around Shanghai for Readers
Shanghai is often introduced through its skyline. Photographs of the Bund and Pudong dominate travel brochures, presenting the city as a symbol of modern China and rapid transformation. Spend a few days here and another Shanghai begins to emerge. Plane…
