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If you’re looking for a book to get cosy with, I hope my review of The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn will inspire you. Following…
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The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun is one of those books which makes you stop and think about your responsibility as a traveller. Although it is…
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Disclosure: This review of The Salt Path by Raynor Winn contains affiliate links. If you click on them I receive a tiny commission at no…
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I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say that now more than ever I’m finding myself wanting to escape from the…
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If you’re looking for a book that provides a totally different view of Japan, I hope my review of The Only Gaijin in the Village…
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Hey there! How are you doing? It feels like such a weird time to be living through right now doesn’t it? As the Coronavirus lockdown…
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“I love it when a book grabs you from the first page,” I wrote on Twitter shortly after starting Lois Pryce’s Revolutionary Ride. And Lois’…
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Every month members of #travelbookclub discuss a book about travel on Twitter. Here’s this month’s The Pants of Perspective review: There was a time a…
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Twelve books in twelve months – that’s twelve months of travel from the comfort of my sofa. Along with the other members of #travelbookclub I’ve…
You may remember that way back in February I asked for your help as we were trying to decide where to go on our honeymoon….