Jeff Mills Coastal Vacations Club Blog

You may not realise it but Paddington is actually from the depths of Peru which is where his aunt (who used to take care of him) is still living to this day.

The brown family and the readers have had Paddinton since 1958. He was created by Michael Bond who based him on a bear that he spotted in Paddington station. This is obviously the reason in which he was named and it is no different at all for the book. When found by the Brown family Paddington has a note attached to him saying “wanted on voyage” this was Bond’s way of showing how he remembered evacuees at train stations with similar notes attached to them.

Paddington actually stowed away on a life boat in which all he had to eat was marmalade which of course all bears love to eat. According to Paddington, Bears love marmalade and when it is in sandwiches he simply adores the stuff.

He rarely gets angry with someone but when he does he tends to give them a “hard stare” because this will make the person embarrassed and feel all flushed.

People are still out there buying the books to this day which is saying something. It was then made into a television series more than once and a real life film is on the way very soon. Of course people will remember other such people that have done this from the likes of Scooby Doo to Garfield?

Of course many people will know Paddington from the recent Marmite adverts in which he drops Marmalade for Marmite.

Peru which of course is where he is from is actually a really nice place to visit on holiday and is a lot better than the busy London streets and going on one of those Galapagos Cruise could be something for you.

When going on a Galapagos holiday you could even have the chance to spot a real life Paddington as he is based on the spectacled bear that lives there. Of course self drive holidays are also an option when travelling to Peru.

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