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,
…a whole world of travel + writing
“My task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word to make you hear,
THINGS near us are seen life-size, and distance, while it enchants the imagination, destroys the reality. That is a good
Tracks by Robyn Davidson Tracks, by Robyn Davidson, is one of those books which you know of and have an idea of
We live in a world of systems and safety nets, and we learn at an early age how to navigate
Going Solo by Roald Dahl Published by Penguin (1986) I loved that journey. I loved it, I think, because I
All About Going Abroad by Harry A. Franck Brentano’s, New York (1927) The first obvious question of the prospective
A voice in the haze ruminated about “the financial terrorism” that led to Greece’s economic crisis. An elegant old woman
The islands are almost eerily void of man-made sound. The wind whistles, the sheep bellow, the waves crash against the
For what gives value to travel is fear This well known quote attributed to Albert Camus often appears in lists
Thanks to a caffeine break at Kioskafe near Paddington while cycling to work one morning last week, I stumbled across
The Lawless Roads by Graham Greene Vintage, 1st published in 1939 Only the bullet-hole in the porch showed the flaw
The road makes me happy,” she says, “as it will greatly improve my family’s living conditions and make life easier.
And as I rose up and knew I was tired and I continued my journey. (Edward Thomas) Two contrasting pieces
Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson (1879) But we are all travellers in what John
The wanderlust is perhaps the most precious of all the troublesome appetites of the soul of man. Ramsay MacDonald was