What Bliss A Hidden Bookstore Brings
By Yeoh Siew Hoon
August 2023 FEATURE
“BOOKSTORES ARE LONELY FORTS, spilling light onto the sidewalk. They civilise their neighbourhoods,” said John Updike. The truth is, they are even lonelier these days in the age of disappearing physical bookstores.Hence, for travellers who are also book lovers, we have to try harder, go further and dig deeper to discover the hidden gems — and maybe that is a good thing, because the harder the hunting, the sweeter the reward.These days, as I travel the world, hidden and neighbourhood...
Yeoh Siew Hoon
When not travelling or writing, Yeoh Siew Hoon, the founder of WiT (Web in Travel), likes hanging out with her dogs, Florence and Bowie, with whom she’s had to spend a lot of time during the pandemic. She’s thankful they are still sane.
