Read this book: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
If you came to my work through the personal freedom or lifestyle design articles I’ve written here and in publications like Early to Rise, then this is a book you’ll want to check out.
Writer, Explorer and Travel Philosopher
Intoxicating Stories to Shake Up Your Evenings
February 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
These books belong on every serious drinker’s shelf…
Once upon a time, cocktail hour was an occasion. A sacred space.
When the work day ended, you visited your favourite bar to put a little distance between the office and home.
This was not excess; it was ritual. A quiet moment of reflection.
The Best Books I Read in 2017
January 4, 2018 by 2 Comments
The Best Books I Read in 2017
It’s that time again.
I typically read about 100 books a year. Everything from travel literature to poetry, history, psychology, fiction and memoir.
My Sunny St. Lawerence Childhood
August 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Of Time and an Island by John Keats
I’d like to tell you about a book I just read.
It’s about the Thousand Islands.
The Best Books I Read in 2016
January 3, 2017 by 8 Comments
It’s that time again.
I typically read about 100 books a year. Everything from travel literature to poetry, history, psychology, fiction and memoir.
I love reading lists and recommendations, and I bet a few of you do, too. So at year’s end, I like to take a moment to share my top reads of the past twelve months.
Is This Europe’s Best Long Haul Airline?
March 28, 2016 by 1 Comment
Who is that handsome devil sipping a Woodford Reserve and pretending to work…?
I don’t write airline or hotel reviews on my site. My focus is travel literature.
But I had such a great flight on Turkish Airlines last week that I wanted to share it with you.
The Best Books I Read in 2015
January 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s that time again.
I typically read about 100 books a year. Everything from travel literature to poetry, history, psychology, fiction and memoir. I love reading lists and recommendations, and I bet a few of you do, too.
So at year’s end, I like to take a moment to share my top reads of the past twelve months.
The Magic is Back
December 21, 2015 by 2 Comments
I apologize for writing about a movie on a site normally devoted to travel and books. But I’ll bring it full circle if you read to the end. It really does matter, because…
…the magic is back.
Take an Armchair Journey to the Deep South
December 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Our greatest living travel writer does it again.
I think this may be Paul Theroux’s best travel book in years. It’s more considered and introspective than some of his previous (all thoroughly excellent) books. Perhaps because it’s based on repeated journeys through the same places over the course of four seasons, rather than a journey through a place wth an end goal in mind.
Operation Salam: High Adventure in the Eastern Sahara
January 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The desert is on my brain these days…
I’m gearing up for a big expedition to the Tibesti mountains in northern Chad. And I’ve been going through my library of Sahara books as the anticipation builds.
