Tag Archives: reading

Alicioustravels: 7 travel-related books I didn’t enjoy nearly as much as they were hyped

Yes, I love reading. Especially about travel (and food, of course). Even when I don’t immediately get immersed in the story of a book I will usually keep reading: To find out if it gets better and sometimes simply to finish it (I’ve come so far, I may as well).

At times I will be completely captivated a few pages on. At other times, upon finishing the book, I will wonder what all those people praising it had found in it that I couldn’t.

Or if they ever read it at all. Continue reading Alicioustravels: 7 travel-related books I didn’t enjoy nearly as much as they were hyped

Alicioustravels: My 10 favourite travel books

As you may have noticed, I love reading. I have since I was a child and will still prefer a night with a book on the couch to a night out. The following books have seriously inspired my wanderlust, (almost) made me want to go to certain places and kept me day dreaming. Continue reading Alicioustravels: My 10 favourite travel books

Aliciousreads: Comfort me with Apples by Ruth Reichl

Today, I am introducing a new category: Aliciousreads. Here I am going to give quick reviews of books for one reason or another made me laugh, cry, think, all of them or that I simply liked.

I am starting off with my most recent read:

Comfort Me With Apples: Love, Adventure and a Passion for Cooking by Ruth Reichl

Continue reading Aliciousreads: Comfort me with Apples by Ruth Reichl

Aliciouslife: Book challenge

Not usually someone who’s ambitious (at. all.), I still haven’t been able to ignore the plethora of challenges  around. Lately, everything seems to have been turned into some sort of competition: taking photos, eating vegan and now – reading books. That was when I couldn’t resist the urge to jump on the band wagon anymore and here it is – my first ever challenge I’m participating in Continue reading Aliciouslife: Book challenge