{"product_id":"travelling-light-9780349142333","title":"Travelling Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA charming and beautifully written account of the pleasures of slow travel - for readers of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Colin Thubron and Eric Newby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a lifetime exploring and enjoying the world, Alastair Sawday is a man who wears his wisdom as lightly as he travels, bringing people and places delightfully to life, with timely political and philosophical insights * Jonathon Porritt *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful and informative, this book is also funny and entertaining as it rises to a crescendo of enthusiasm and hope towards the end. I couldn't put it down * Country Life *\u003cbr\u003eThis sun-drenched memoir brings together half a century of travellers' tales, from Wales to Greece via France, Italy and Sawday's home town of Bristol. It evokes and promotes a slower sort of journey than the Easyjet generation typically \"enjoys\", featuring meandering tours by cycle and foot, and lazy meals eaten at farmhouse kitchen tables . . . His affection, excitement and anxiety for our planet are delivered in a fresh, unpretentious style that will make you want to crank up the old 2CV and barrel off across the Channel * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt is hard to resist Sawday's charm . . . it's frankly blissful to follow in his wake -- Alexandra Harris * Guardian *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833063653719,"sku":"9780349142333","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349142333.jpg?v=1710341468","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/travelling-light-9780349142333","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}