Tag: kids Books

” AmazonBooks ” Bookstore 

by turknoys, posted in Bookstores, Travel Adventures, United States of America

“You see bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper. They are time travel and escape and knowledge and power. They are simply the best of all places. “ – Jen Campbell 

During our USA trip travel planning,  we put Amazonbooks in our  of our Things-Must-Do in New York. We didn’t realize that there are Amazonbooks across most of the major states. That’s awesome! 

Did we enjoy the Amazonbooks bookshop experience. It’s like browsing online books with recommendations but better. 

Amazonbooks, 34th Street Manhattan , just around the Empire State Building

Better because we can actually smell and touch the books before buying. 

Now, this is a Haul 💞

Better because we can actually walk to different bookshelves like clicking “You Might Also Like” recommendations. 

Better because the Amazonbooks staff are very  friendly and accommodating.

Better because there’s no shipping fee! Hurray! 

Better because Amazon Prime offers huge discount! 

Easy as online shopping with huge discounts minus the shipping costs! Blissful, that’s what this picture is ❤️

There’s also Kindle area where the kids had a blast checking out online books. 

Inside Amazonbooks until almost closing time! That’s bookshop til we drop!

Probably not the best bookstores we’ve been (sorry Amazon, but we try to visit bookstores in every country we explore and we’ve been to pretty amazing bookshops!) , but Amazonbooks is the most relatable to us. This Worldschooling family still buys all books online. 

A check in our bucketlist for family experience. Cheers to more book hauls at Amazon! ❤️

Would you visit Amazonbooks in a bookshop near you? 

Baobab Tree in Aspire Park

by turknoys, posted in Qatar, Travel Goals, Why Travel With Kids?

“It is a question of discipline. When you’ve finished your own toilet in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest care. You must see to it that you pull up regularly all the baobabs, at the very first moment when they can be distinguished from the rose-bushes which they resemble so closely in their earliest youth…” (5.16).
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery

In addition to traveling together as family, we are avid fans of reading aloud to kids. We collect classic books and one of our  favorite is The Little Prince. Hence, our fascination to Baobab trees.

Baobab trees are the Africa’s iconic ” Tree of Life.”  Kinda like our Asia’s Coconut Tree – we call our high rising coconut trees as Tree of Life as well. 

Fun facts about Baobabs:

  • Baobab trees grow in 32 African countries.
  • They can live for up to 5,000 years, reach up to 30 metres high and up to an enormous 50 metres in circumference.
  • Baobab trees can provide shelter, food and water for animals and humans. A lot of savannah communities have made their homes near Baobab trees. 
  • Baobab bears fruit! And based on what we’ve read so far, Baobab fruit is one of the most nutrient-dense foods in the world. Hey, that’s what we say to our coconut!

Soon, we’ll be visiting baobabs in Africa, we know it would be a fantastic experience and family travel bucketlist to tick and enjoy. We also know that we’ll bring our worn out Little Prince book with us. Every time we read that book, there are a lot of realizations in life thay suddenly sparks our minds. Just like traveling. 

For the meantime, a more interesting information about baobab tree….

Drum rolls please!!! 

Did you know that there are baobab trees in Aspire Park, Doha, Qatar? To touch a real love baobab tree is like meeting Little Prince in person. There’s always a lot of reason to explore Qatar. Or any nearby neighborhood, for that matter. With curious eyes and wandering feet, we’ll  never know what we can discover. 

Our very own Little Princes and Baobab Tree with The Torch Doha in the Background 💜💙❤️