Book Review: For the Exe by Stephen Reynolds

I got sent a copy of this for free because the author and I follow each other on Instagram. It came with a lovely note from the author, and having finished reading, using the note as a bookmark, I'm going to put both away safely. I've read three of Reynolds' books about his walking adventures, …

Book Review: The Nomad En Suite by Stephen Reynolds

This is the third of Reynolds' books about his walking trips following from his travels on the South West Coast Path and the West Highland Way. Reynolds' funny writing, clear enjoyment in walking and my own love of nature were a big inspiration in my adding "Walk the Wales Coastal Path" to my bucket list, …

Book Review: Kicking off in North Korea by Tim Hartley

Another night shift read, and one of those books that makes my feet itch as Tim Hartley writes a series of remembrances and snapshots from his travels. The title is a reference to a football match watched in North Korea and the sport is a recurring theme as Hartley catches matches all over the world. …

Book Review: The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell

Helen Russell is a journalist who lives and works in London, living with her husband and both feel the stress of big city life, worn down by routine and stressed from work. And then her husband is offered a job working for Lego in Denmark. It's a dream job for a man who loves the …

Favourite Books of 2019

That time of year again, where I do my list of best books and movies. As usual, I've split my favourite books into fiction and nonfiction. Let's crack on. Nonfiction 5. Jump! by Daniel Engber Engber's short book is about the attempts to create parachutes as aviation began to take off (pun intended). He captures a …

Book Review: Walk Sleep Repeat by Stephen Reynolds

This is the second of Reynolds' walking books I've read, having enjoyed Just Off for a Walk earlier this year, which inspired me to add "walk the entire Wales Coast Path" to my bucket list. This book, as with that, is a memoir of a walking trip, this time the West Highland Way, a 100 mile …

Book Review: Just Off for a Walk by Stephen Reynolds

This is another one of my Kindle Unlimited books, and is a pretty decent read. It details Reynolds' journey walking the full 630 miles of the South West Coast Path around Somerset, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. Reynolds began walking to help with his insomnia and as someone who has found that walks help with my …

Book Review: Race to the Pole by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle

Ben Fogle is one of a select group of posh Englishmen I actually quite like. He makes decent television programmes, in a warm and slightly twee way, and seems like a decent bloke who has done some cool things. One of these was rowing across the Atlantic ocean with James Cracknell, Olympic Gold Medal winning …

Book Review: Into the Sunrise by Chris Pountney

I really enjoyed the first part of Chris Pountney's travels around the world, and so the follow up went right into my "to read" list. The book picks up a short while after the first book ended, with Pountney and his girlfriend Dea in Australia, about to start their second leg around the world after …

Book Review: Race to Dakar by Charley Boorman

I've read a couple of Charley Boorman's books before, about the two journeys he completed with Ewan McGregor. I quite liked these books, even if they got my feet itching and made me wish I could ride a motorbike, so when I came across this in a charity shop I thought I'd pick up a …