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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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 & 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: 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: Edith Wharton in Morocco
In Morocco by Edith Wharton Overripeness is…the characteristic of this rich and stagnant civilization. Buildings, people, customs, seem all about
Book: What the Traveller Saw by Eric Newby
What the Traveller Saw by Eric Newby (Collins, 1989; Flamingo, 1993) Much more important to me than cameras..were my
Video: The Road from Karakol
I chose a bike instead of a partner, the road instead of a basecamp. I chose Krygyzstan. Its intriguing network
Article: Save yourself from being a white saviour when volunteering abroad
The conversation was always about ‘help, help, help,’ but nobody ever asked if what we were doing was needed. With
Article: Alastair Humphreys busks his way across Spain in Laurie Lee’s footsteps
When you plan an adventure some will tell you that you are mad, and nearly all will say, “What is
