Reservations by Steve Burgess
Burgess discusses tourist attractions that have succeeded and failed. His description of his experiences at a temple in Nara, Japan had me laughing . . .
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Go: A Memoir of Movement by Jesse O’Reilly-Conlin
Go: A Memoir of Movement. Immediately, I love the engagement. As though joining something already in progress.
Luna and the Heart of the Forest by Adam Karlin
Luna and the Heart of the Forest is a beautifully written and evocative modern fairy tale set in the wilds and water of Newfoundland.
Love from Mecca to Medina
This book connects to S.K Ali’s previous book Love from A to Z, but it is not necessary to read the first one to read this one; Love from Mecca to Medina can certainly stand alone.
Lásko by Catherine Cooper
A writer who is not afraid to explore the darker recesses of the human heart.
EXCERPT: Gone Viking III: The Holy Grail
An excerpt from “Gone Viking III: The Holy Grail” by Bill Arnott.
Travel: Figurative and Literal
Bill’s story Metaphoric was picked up for publication by Sojournal, an Australian magazine out of Sydney and he shares it here with his Northern Hemisphere readers
A Story from Gone Viking III: The Holy Grail by Bill Arnott
It was a Canadian adventure, touching transnational coasts. And like most worthwhile encounters, people were the common connection. But my domestic excursion began overseas. In Norway. Where I trekked while I researched my Gone Viking travel memoirs, specifically, Gone Viking III: The Holy Grail (RMBooks, 2023). I was seaside in Oslo, touring exhibits, concluding the …
Bill Arnott’s Beat: The Joy of Poetry, Travel and Art
Bill Arnott prepares to observe National Poetry Month, 2023.
A Season on Vancouver Island by Bill Arnott
A beautiful collection of images and short travel essays highlighting the fun, eclectic, and unique nature of Vancouver Island and the attraction it has for travellers and tourists from across Canada and around the world.
Letters from Montreal: Tales of an Exceptional City, edited by Madi Haslam
Letters From Montreal: An Anthology documents the experiences of Montrealers past and present, creating a portrait of the storied city unlike any other.
Excerpt: A Season on Vancouver Island by Bill Arnott
An excerpt from the forthcoming book from Bill Arnott, the award-winning author of the “Gone Viking” travel adventure books.
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
Bill encounters the #1 international best-seller, Fresh Water for Flowers, an intimately told story about a woman who defiantly believes in happiness, despite it all.
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
Just days after Raynor Winn learned that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, was terminally ill, they lost their home and livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they impulsively decided to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall. Living wild and free, at the mercy of sea and sky; they discovered a new, liberating existence – but what would they find at the journey’s end?
Gone Viking II: Beyond Boundaries by Bill Arnott
Gone Viking II features a series of remarkable excursions occuring over a number of years ― before, during, and after the voyages recounted in Gone Viking: A Travel Saga.
