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A Traveller ' s Sketchbook Duncan Gough 2018 ISBN 978-0-9957454-2-1
Duncan Gough is an illustrator , an artist , he ' s fast becoming a favourite of ours .
Unlike many travel writers , Gough doesn ' t get bogged down in details of the mundane , no , he tells his story in simple form , an explanation , a detail or direction , his story telling is through his inks and watercolours .
A Traveller ' s Sketchbook is just that , a sketchbook filled with beautiful illustrations of the authors destinations , hand drawn maps with details only a traveller would appreciate accompany most anacdotes .
Although a motorcycle traveller , Gough ' s work are not limited to two wheels , in fact , any traveller would appreciate his writing , his eye for detail , and his artistic flare . Gough ' s knowledge of the Iberian Peninsula is unbound .
A Traveller ' s Sketchbook by Duncan Gough is a little gem that every traveller should add to their literary collection .
This updated and revised edition of Chris Scott ' s Desert Travels , sees a number of sections dropped and others added , we ' re not sure why .
Perhaps the changs have been made to accommodate the change in political climate for this part of the world since Scott first took on the challenge .
Desert Travels is an excellent read of adventure in a time when things seemed a little more innocent , yet much of what he outlines is still relevant today and holds true . It ' s time for people to get away from the comfortable Desert Travels : Motorcycle and explore the things that are Journeys In The Sahara & West different , it ' s a great way to learn . Africa
Scott has a way of writing that Chris Scott drops the reader into the situation , 2021
Desert Travels reads like an old ISBN 978-0-9930465-4-4 time serial , the reader is compelled to continue , always wanting more , to see what is around the next corner , will the hero make it out alive ?
It ' s not all about riding across the landscape of dunes but more a personal account of what it takes to place oneself outside of the comfortable again reinforcing what it means to be a traveller whether on two wheels or four , or even sometimes six .
If you ' re dreaming of Africa read Chris Scott ' s Desert Travels : Motorcycle Journeys In The Sahara and West Africa .
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