The Art of Travel

It's not you book, it's me.

In truth, if this wasn't such an easy read that I could complete it in a day, I wouldn't have bothered, and it would another to my, admittedly quite minimal, DNF shelf.

As it was, it was a quick read, although it was a book I made no connection with. I should have known better, really, especially after whole Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance failure. Philosophy: not something I read well. Especially airy fairy philosophy, philosophy which treats a great love - travel - to an analysis to make it into something other than an opportunity to gain experiences and understanding. (Yes I am a simple man, with simple views.)

So before I cut this review off short - if you are interested in reading this book - there are plenty of reviews by people who took an understanding from it, even enjoyed and benefited from reading it, so don't waste time on this review...

I will concede one of the aspects I enjoyed in this book, and this was worth a star, was reading about Gustave Flaubert (whose book Flaubert in Egypt is hilarious and excellent in equal parts) and the inspiring Alexander von Humboldt, which are interspersed within the text.

Not for me - 2 stars.