What a amazing journey! I enjoy the older travel books for a look at a time when tourists were rare. When I was a teen, I devoured Richard Halliburton's books. True, there is often an insensitivity that is jarring to a modern (dare I day woke) mind, but for a look at a bygone world, older travel books are the way to go.
What a amazing journey! I enjoy the older travel books for a look at a time when tourists were rare. When I was a teen, I devoured Richard Halliburton's books. True, there is often an insensitivity that is jarring to a modern (dare I day woke) mind, but for a look at a bygone world, older travel books are the way to go.
Absolutely. Accounts of modern day travel are everywhere, it seems. But to step back, just a few decades, is thoroughly worth it.
I've read many of Dervla Murphy's books, she's consistently excellent and a great travel writer.
I’ve ordered a few more of her books via Abe Books. Looking forward to reading them.