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The Wild Silence

A review of The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn

November 14, 2021
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, England, UK

If you’re looking for a book to get cosy with, I hope my review of The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn will inspire you. Following…

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#travelbookclub

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun review

August 1, 2021
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun is one of those books which makes you stop and think about your responsibility as a traveller. Although it is…

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sunset over a beach

A review of The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

June 14, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

Disclosure: This review of The Salt Path by Raynor Winn contains affiliate links. If you click on them I receive a tiny commission at no…

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Cover of Around the World in 80 Days

Six travel books to read during lockdown

June 3, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books, travel community

I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say that now more than ever I’m finding myself wanting to escape from the…

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The Only Gaijin in the Village

A review of The Only Gaijin in the Village by Iain Maloney

May 11, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, Japan, travel community

If you’re looking for a book that provides a totally different view of Japan, I hope my review of The Only Gaijin in the Village…

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Cover of Around the World in 80 Days

Travel book club in a time of Coronavirus

April 19, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

Hey there! How are you doing? It feels like such a weird time to be living through right now doesn’t it? As the Coronavirus lockdown…

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Lois Pryce's Revolutionary Ride

Revolutionary Ride review by #travelbookclub

August 5, 2019
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

“I love it when a book grabs you from the first page,” I wrote on Twitter shortly after starting Lois Pryce’s Revolutionary Ride. And Lois’…

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The Pants of Perspective review by #travelbookclub

The Pants of Perspective review by #travelbookclub

October 26, 2018
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, New Zealand

Every month members of #travelbookclub discuss a book about travel on Twitter. Here’s this month’s The Pants of Perspective review: There was a time a…

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A year of #travelbookclub

December 8, 2015
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

Twelve books in twelve months – that’s twelve months of travel from the comfort of my sofa. Along with the other members of #travelbookclub I’ve…

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We booked our honeymoon!

October 19, 2015
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, Asia, Couple travel, Geisha, honeymoon, Japan

You may remember that way back in February I asked for your help as we were trying to decide where to go on our honeymoon….

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