Paddington himself was born in Peru and came to London because his Aunt could no longer take care of him due to her old age.
On the 13th October 1958 Paddington Bear was thrown upon the world and the Brown family. Paddington was based on a bear that Michael Bond spotted in Paddington Station that he actually purchased for his wife. This is of course where he got the name from and the reason he is named that in the book is exactly the same. Believe it or not some of Browns memories are thrown into the book with Paddingtons label stating “wanted on voyage” a memory of the WW2 evacuees.
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. Paddington really does love marmalade sandwiches and is his favourite food in the world.
Paddington never resorts to bad language or violence, if he gets annoyed he will stop and give someone a piercing stare.
Paddington went on to become a worldwide success with thousands of the books sold. It was then made into a television series more than once and a real life film is on the way very soon. This film is going to be very similar to how Scooby Doo was made, let us just hope they do not make a second right?
Paddington is now to seen to like marmite over marmalade thanks to the recent Marmite adverts.
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 Cruises 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.
