I think pretty much everyone out there has a weakness for a particular kind of store. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the kind of thing that whenever you go into one, you cant help but spend ages there perusing everything you see and wont leave until you have bought a ton of stuff. for some people it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clothing or shoes… they just cant get enough. for others it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collectibles, or tools, or gadgets, or whatever. for me, the addiction has always been for music. every time I would go into a record store or CD shop, I just couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be trusted to not buy anything. luckily, with the internet these days and mp3s, I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really had the need to go to music stores in years.<\/p>\n
unfortunately though, music stores aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the only ones that I have been obsessed with. I also love bookstores. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pretty big on reading, and each time I get to go to a bookstore, I end up with a huge stack of books and agonize for ages as to which ones I wont buy. in particular, I love Green Apple books in SF, but really almost any bookstore will do, ranging from huge chains like Barnes and Nobles to small tiny mom & pop shops. back home, I would all too often buy way too many books, and then end up with an ever growing stack by my bed. frequently, some books in the stack wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get read since I would end up in a bookstore again, and just bring home yet another stack to replace the old one.<\/p>\n
on this trip, it has sometimes been hard finding books. most of the bookstores are small or only have a very small English section. plus, often enough the books they sell are only the super popular thrillers that I am not too huge a fan of. but, when I have been able to find a decent bookstore, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve, as usual, ended up buying too many books. my backpack is fairly small, and already hella full, so adding like 4 books to it is not a good idea. sometimes I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had to have a separate plastic bag that I carry around just for books. yeah, I know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bit nerdy carrying around plastic bags full of books when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re traveling around the world, but what can I say?<\/p>\n
the amount of reading that I can do really depends on where I am. there are times when I spend a lot of time on buses or in towns where everything shuts down by 8pm… during those times I\u00c2\u00b4ll read a crapload, sometimes a book every two days. other times, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hella busy doing all sorts of stuff, and I\u00c2\u00b4ll read like one book per month. it really varies. anyways, a few months back, I thought it would be a cool idea to actually keep track of all the books I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read on this trip… and maybe even keep track of all the books I read from now on. some of the books I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read on this trip have been really really damn good! so I started writing them down. <\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure many of you probably wont really care, but if you are interested, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the list of the books I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gone through since I started this trip (guidebooks not included):<\/p>\n
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