Spanish Book Review

The Year We Seized the Day Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles The utterly compelling and inspirational account of how two very different Australian writers tackle their demons walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, the legendary medieval pilgrimage across Spain. Joined by grumpy monks, mad nuns and French cyclists with too much testosterone the two-battle […]

A Journey Around Scotland Book Review

Corrag Susan Fletcher I’m currently reading this book which begins with the Massacre of Glencoe on 13th February 1692, when members of the McDonald clan were slaughtered for their loyalty to the exiled King James II. Fifty miles south in Inveraray, Corrag is falsely imprisoned for her involvement in the Massacre. She is accused of […]

A Journey Around My Home Book Review

A Journey Around My Room Xavier de Maistre Dressed in pink and blue pyjamas Xavier de Maistre “travels” on a great voyage around his room. This book was written in 1790 but could have been written in 2020! Xavier was placed under house arrest for participating in a duel and was confined for 42 days […]

A Journey Around India Book Review

City of Joy Dominique Lapierre This book was my original inspiration for travelling to India and 25 years later I still have my well-worn copy with Patrick Swayze on the front cover. Kolkata (Calcutta) is actually nicknamed “City of Joy” after this novel, which tells the story of a young Polish priest living and working […]