Travelling Light - Journeys Among Special People and PlacesPaperback
Travelling Light - Journeys Among Special People and PlacesPaperback A charming and beautifully written account of the pleasures of slow travel - for readers of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Colin Thubron…
Specifikacia Travelling Light - Journeys Among Special People and PlacesPaperback
Travelling Light - Journeys Among Special People and PlacesPaperback
A charming and beautifully written account of the pleasures of slow travel - for readers of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Colin Thubron and Eric Newby. One might add to Sterne's little list: envy, curiosity - or just too much bloody rain at home. 'Lawrence Sterne once suggested that we travel for one of just three reasons: imbecility of mind, infirmity of body or inevitable necessity.
En route he has unearthed a multitude of stories - stories of people ploughing their own furrows, of travellers' tales, stories from the 'front line' of his publishing, ruminations and reflections about places, people and ideas. Escape, in other words.'Campaigner, publisher and wanderer Alastair Sawday has spent his life travelling. In this deeply charming, erudite and spirited book, he shares his experiences and explores the value of travel.
'The richer our imaginations, the
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