Travel Library: Wintering by Katherine May

Last Travel Library of Blogmas (I think)! Today I have Wintering, by Katherine May (*affiliate link to bookshop.org). It’s the December book club book in the Adventure Queens Facebook group. I’d not heard of it but “Adventure Queens” + “wild swimming” + “trip to Scandinavia” + the winter theme convinced me that this was the … More Travel Library: Wintering by Katherine May

Travel Library: Land of the Midnight Sun by Alexander Armstrong

I can’t quite believe I’ve never reviewed this book before when it’s the reason I wrote my own book. Land of the Midnight Sun: My Arctic Adventures (affiliate link to bookshop.org) is a TV tie-in book by Alexander Armstrong to accompany his three-part ITV series which took him from Norway to Sweden, up to Svalbard … More Travel Library: Land of the Midnight Sun by Alexander Armstrong

Travel Library: How Iceland Changed the World by Egill Bjarnason

I bought How Iceland Changed the World by Egill Bjarnason months ago and I’ve been dipping in and out ever since without quite being able to bring myself to read it from start to finish. That I eventually achieved by literally scheduling a chapter a day in my calendar and now I’m certain it does … More Travel Library: How Iceland Changed the World by Egill Bjarnason

Bedtime Adventure Stories For Grown Ups by Anna McNuff

I was excited about this. I checked my emails multiple times a day in the hopes of hearing something about this and here it is! Anna McNuff‘s new book, Bedtime Adventure Stories For Grown Ups is out mid May and I’ve already read it! Full disclosure, I signed up to Anna’s Trail Team mailing list … More Bedtime Adventure Stories For Grown Ups by Anna McNuff

Travel Library: Night Trains by Andrew Martin

Night Trains by Andrew Martin is a book I’ve ploughed through, determined to see it out. It’s about six journeys on the last of Europe’s sleeper trains, a dying breed due to low profits and operational difficulties of international agreements. It’s got a pretty cover. Train journeys are interesting. So why do I use the … More Travel Library: Night Trains by Andrew Martin