Praise for KATY COLINS
âAs well as being a sensory tour of a stunning country, this is a story with real heart. We absolutely loved it.â
â Heat on Destination India
âKaty writes with humour and heart. The Lonely Hearts Travel Club is like Bridget Jones goes backpacking.â
â Holly Martin, author of The White Cliff Bay series
âThe perfect first-sunny-afternoon in the garden book!â
â Kathleen Gray on Destination India
âI cannot recommend this book enough. It is beautifully written with a brilliant plot and fantastic characters. READ IT!!â
â Blabbering About Books on Destination Thailand
âImaginative, fascinating, and funny!â
â Whatâs Better Than Books? on Destination India
âIf youâre looking for an escape from the cold, winter nights, the drudgery of day to day life and love to read about exotic locations then Katy Colinsâs debut novel is the book for you.â
â Ellen Faith on Destination Thailand
âA great book to pop in your holiday/weekend bag that will make you just want more.â
â The Reading Shed on Destination India
âDestination Thailand had me hooked from the very first page and kept me up âtil 2:30 a.m. as I was dying to know what happened next.â
â Books and Boardies
âI loved this book.â
â For the Love of Books on Destination Thailand
Destination: Chile
Katy Colins
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Version date: 2018-07-23
KATY COLINS
KATY sold all she owned, filled a backpack and booked a one-way ticket to south east Asia after her wedding was called off â and never looked back.
The acclaimed travel bloggerâs experiences inspired her to pen The Lonely Travel Hearts Club and even saw her labelled the âBackpacking Bridget Jonesâ.
When sheâs not globe-trotting, writing about her adventures and telling anyone whoâll listen to grab life by the horns, Katy loves catching up with family and friends and convincing herself that her cake addiction isnât out of control â just yet.
You can find out more about Katy, her writing and her travels on her blog www.notwedordead.com or via social media @notwedordead
The most inspiring people are the ones who donât even
know theyâre doing it.
Charlotte, this is for you.
CHAPTER 1
Glean (v.) â To find out
âDo you really need another candle?â Ben asked, pushing our overflowing trolley through the winding aisles of Ikea.
Iâd stopped to sniff the warming scent of a pale green, stumpy candle and stared at him as if heâd just asked me if I ever got tired of eating chocolate. âYou can never have too many candles; everyone knows that.â
âWell if it makes you happy, I guess. I just donât see the point in buying things to then set fire to; itâs like you are literally burning money.â He laughed, shaking his head. âAlthough the question is, are they called Grönkulla or Färdfull or even Knutstorp? I mean that could change everything.â He put on a terrible Scandinavian accent, like he had for most of the last hour, making me giggle.
âActually, theyâre called Fyrkantig, but, oh my God, youâre like fluent!â I teased.
He pushed out his chest proudly. âYup. Oh wait should that be âjaâ? Come on, though, Iâm starving and you promised me meatballs.â
I dropped a couple more gorgeously smelly candles in amongst the fluffy white cushions, photo frames and other practical and pretty household goods and linked my arm around his waist. âOkay, one plate of meatballs coming right up.â I then bit my lip and looked at our stash. âDo you reckon weâve got everything we need?â