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.
The brown family and the readers have had Paddinton since 1958. Paddington was based on a bear that Michael Bond spotted in Paddington Station that he actually purchased for his wife. This is actually where the name came from and in the book it is explained to be the very same reason. 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. According to Paddington, Bears love marmalade and when it is in sandwiches he simply adores the stuff.
Paddington is a very polite and friendly bear and the only time he does get angry is if someone is rude to him in which he replies with a hard stare.
Paddington went on to become a worldwide success with thousands of the books sold. Paddington has starred in many television series with a film on the way. The film that is currently in devlopment is going to be very similar to other films that have done the same the most famous being Scooby Doo?
It is thanks to the recent Marmite adverts that Paddington is now seen to enjoy Marmite over marmalade.
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.