Paulo Coelho eyes on visiting the Philippines

Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian author well-loved by his Noypi fans for his best-selling books "The Alchemist," "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept," and "Veronika Decides to Die," to name just a few, is thinking of visiting the Philippines soon.

Via his official Twitter account which has more than 2.4 million followers, Paulo Coelho announced that he is eyeing on coming to the Philippines.

"I woke up thinking about the Philippines." the novelist tweeted Thursday. "I must visit the country - and I must visit Thailand, Indonesia, Korea."

Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" is one of the best-selling books in history - more than 65 millions copies of it have been sold all over the world. The novel has also been translated in more than 70 languages, winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author. In total, Coelho has published 29 books.