tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2117481682690923706..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: 18 Bookshops you must visit by Miriam HalahmyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78318219006994090832014-06-15T12:15:35.481+01:002014-06-15T12:15:35.481+01:00I do the same thing Richard. I don't really ca...I do the same thing Richard. I don't really care if I can't speak the language - its just the beauty of being in a lovely bookshop. I can see I'll have to make notes after this blogpost. All these suggestions are great.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-77350116003051581292014-06-15T11:38:17.685+01:002014-06-15T11:38:17.685+01:00I've found myself wandering into bookshops in ...I've found myself wandering into bookshops in various countries, and then having to remind myself that I don't speak the language and that there will be absolutely nothing in there that I can read.<br /><br />The British are crazy enough to do the impossible. Outside bookshop in Hay: https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.049112,-3.085098&spn=0.345844,0.802689&cbll=52.074248,-3.126135&layer=c&panoid=gVXOGcGWjPKMFNipYO8n8g&cbp=12,214.12,,0,3.46&t=h&z=11 Complete with honesty box. Maybe not up there with the 18 best in the world though -- more the overspill from the bargain bins.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-19475612701903353702014-06-15T09:25:32.633+01:002014-06-15T09:25:32.633+01:00I've been to Oxnard, but didn't know about...I've been to Oxnard, but didn't know about the bookshop - darn!<br /><br />Chaucer's Books in Santa Barbara, just a little further north along the coast, is also a fantastic bookshop.<br /><br />Back in the British Isles, I recently went to the Children's Bookshop in Lindley, Huddersfield - a wonderful treasure trove for children's book nuts! I really liked the mixture of old and new titles.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-62659948439973109012014-06-15T09:19:57.375+01:002014-06-15T09:19:57.375+01:00Much Ado Bookshop in pretty little Alfriston in Ea...Much Ado Bookshop in pretty little Alfriston in East Sussex is completely wonderful. small, but with every book carefully selected and beautifully displayed, it is the most tempting of places. includes selected second hand books and very beautiful cards. Do visit if you get the chance.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.com