This gets 3 stars for dumb bravado and goodwill. In their sixties, Newby and his wife return for several bike trips across Ireland. It's not enough that Newby rides a mountain bike packed with books clocking in at nearly 100 pounds, but they also do it despite gale force winds in Irish winter. I'...
Eric Newby and his equally intrepid wife, Wanda, start off at Naples to explore the shores of the Mediterranean over the course of about a year, moving in a clockwise direction. This is an author who does meticulous research and keeps copious notes so his tales of exploration are dense with infor...
Really the prequel to Under the Tuscan Sun, written by a British man who is a travel writer in London, about his experiences in remote Tuscany in the late 60's. He was an escapee during WWII and wanted to return to the people who hid him, and the part of Italy he came to cherish. He and his wif...
