Chatting with author and journalist Monisha Rajesh was just as delightful as I expected (and I had high expectations!). Long-distance train travel is basically synonymous with being a thoughtful traveller, and our chat ranged from a favourite train (you are allowed to have favourites!) through some …
literary travel
The Thoughtful Travellers Book Club for 2020
One of my goals for the year is to read 12 great travel books, and what better way to make sure I do than lead a book club doing just that, right? Over on the Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group, I asked for some ideas for which books we should read (and I'll continue to ask and add to this …
Reading Books to Inspire Travel – Episode 153 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Is your shelf full of travel books - whether they're travel guide books, travel memoirs, novels or other stories simply set in a great destination you've been to or want to visit? I know my shelf is (who am I kidding - my shelves, multiple!) and reading books has been an important complement to my …