Visiting the Birthplace of Welsh Poet Dylan Thomas
5 Cwmdonkin Drive: At his childhood home in Swansea, Wales, the spirit of poet Dylan Thomas comes to life.
My Top 10 (Literary) Trips: Travel Inspired by Great Storytellers
The possibilities of literary travel are as endless as the library shelves. You can chase down significant sites in the life of your favourite author, soak up the landscape that shaped his or her imagination, o...
The Backpacker’s Booklist: One Traveller’s Picks
Backpacking involves significant limbo time—journeying on trains, buses and airplanes as well as idling in stations, depots and ports. In addition to gazing at passing landscapes or shuffling locals, many backp...
Excerpt: It’s Only the Himalayas and Other Tales of Miscalculation from an Overconfident Backpacker
Sue Bedford sets out with her friend Sara for a year-long, RTW, laidback backpacking trip...and like most travellers gets more than she bargains for!