Mike McIntyre

A collection of the author's weekly columns for his newspaper as he and his wife go around the world with only 2 15 pound backpacks between them. Very episodic, but very enjoyable to read. The author has definitely gotten braver since his book about traveling across American "The kindness of strangers". Consequently, the stories are not as self obsessed, though we do learn that he is not the most patient of travelers. but he and his wife make it almost home without having a single argument, and only have the one they do have one week before the trip is over. Something of a record, I would say. Good armchair travel.… (mais)

An interesting account of a journalist who quits his job and decides to cross the country with no money in his pocket, depending solely on the kindness of strangers. A self confessed coward, the author does some major soul searching as he makes his way from California to Cape Fear, NC. Which, by the way, turns out not to be a real place at all, because the name was originally Cape Fiere, and was mispronounced and screwed up over the years. He meets some really crazy characters, and a few really scary ones along the way, but does stick to his determination to make it completely penniless. An enjoyable read.… (mais)