Travel is discovery. Of place, of the person. Alistair Humphreys has written a beautiful understated, thought provoking and considered book about a month long journey, walking from Vigo to Madrid, with nothing but a violin to busk with and earn money to sustain himself and his travels.
It is an honest appraisal of the dilemma of the adventurer, the traveller. Torn between satisfying the wanderlust that nags and pleads more and more time away from family and a home life that binds you to one place. A wholly different life. Can you lead both?
Following the footsteps of Laurie Lee, this is a book to savour. Beautifully written and full of rich imagery of a Spanish summer.
Wonderful.