Searching for Conrad in Southeast Asia with Gavin Young
“My task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word to make you hear,
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Article: The Economist’s editor on foreign travel in 1913
THINGS near us are seen life-size, and distance, while it enchants the imagination, destroys the reality. That is a good
Book & Video: Photographing Robyn Davidson’s Tracks
Tracks by Robyn Davidson Tracks, by Robyn Davidson, is one of those books which you know of and have an idea of
Article & book: The Camino de Santiago & travel snobbery
We live in a world of systems and safety nets, and we learn at an early age how to navigate
Two Books & audio: Going Solo & Love from Boy – Roald Dahl’s adventures abroad
Going Solo by Roald Dahl Published by Penguin (1986) I loved that journey. I loved it, I think, because I
Book: Harry Franck’s All About Going Abroad (1,411 words)
All About Going Abroad by Harry A. Franck Brentano’s, New York (1927) The first obvious question of the prospective
Article: Democracy, graffiti & hope in Greece
A voice in the haze ruminated about “the financial terrorism” that led to Greece’s economic crisis. An elegant old woman
Article & Video: Of Land & Sea, Boat magazine in the Faroe Islands
The islands are almost eerily void of man-made sound. The wind whistles, the sheep bellow, the waves crash against the
Article & Book: Albert Camus on awareness, happiness, travel & Algeria
For what gives value to travel is fear This well known quote attributed to Albert Camus often appears in lists
Books & Audio: A Papertrail to Elsewhere – 3 books about places
Thanks to a caffeine break at Kioskafe near Paddington while cycling to work one morning last week, I stumbled across
Book: Graham Greene’s The Lawless Roads (1,276 words)
The Lawless Roads by Graham Greene Vintage, 1st published in 1939 Only the bullet-hole in the porch showed the flaw
Article: ‘End of the road’ for Bhutan’s identity? (724 words)
The road makes me happy,” she says, “as it will greatly improve my family’s living conditions and make life easier.
Book & Video: All aboard the cyclists’ special (15m27s)
And as I rose up and knew I was tired and I continued my journey. (Edward Thomas) Two contrasting pieces
Book: RL Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson (1879) But we are all travellers in what John
Book: Wanderings & excursions of a Prime Minister
The wanderlust is perhaps the most precious of all the troublesome appetites of the soul of man. Ramsay MacDonald was
