Tomlinson opens with wry hints for anyone tempted to set out on a long journey, then gives his own gifts of fortune: memories of ships and storms, an old rajah in the Malay world, the storm petrel, the shingle of the Chesil Bank in Dorset and the familiar places that matter more the farther one has gone from them.
Meditative travel essays by the author of The Sea and the Jungle, for readers who care more for the spirit of a journey than its itinerary. Download the free EPUB.