I thought at the beginning of the year that I’d bring back Travel Library and now the world is at it is, I’m actually posting this one that I wrote in January. And yes, obviously when bringing a series back in 2020, I’m going to start with a children’s book from 1886! Susan Coolidge’s What … More Travel Library: What Katy Did Next

Most people don’t start the Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman machine with Long Way Down. It’s a sequel to their 2004 motorcycle adventure around the world, Long Way Round, where they rode from London to New York via Siberia and Mongola. That was a big deal and a big adventure and I don’t think Long … More Travel Library: Long Way Down by Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman

This month’s book from my Travel Library is more adventure than travel. Sometimes it’s impossible to say which of those a story falls into, which is why this blog is loosely themed around travel and adventure. In this case, All At Sea (original title: In The Bath) by Tim FitzHigham is definitely an adventure. It’s … More Travel Library: All At Sea by Tim FitzHigham

I’ve wanted to start a series on travel books for a really long time and this is the one I needed to start it on. A few years ago Mick Conefrey wrote The Adventurer’s Handbook. I haven’t read it but I assume it’s along similar lines – small tastes of stories about travellers, adventurers and … More Travel Library: How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt by Mick Conefrey

I do have a book review blog but it’s been neglected for a long time now and besides, this ones kind of relevant. You know by now that I love Iceland Scandinavia. You may – although you probably don’t – know that I’ve read some of the “important Scandinavian medieval literature” that survives today, that … More Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman