Often referred to as the founder of Sci-Fi, Jules Verne had, over his lifetime, created several works of fiction that are still loved by many today. “In consequence of inventing machines, men will be devoured by them” (Jules Verne) Even well-known entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, and adventure seekers like Nellie…
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Star Rating: *** Pages: 198 (paperback version) First published in 2014 by Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd The Narrative If you are after a comic recap about a road-trip style holiday around Europe in an old campervan ‘Gullible’s Troubles’ is a book for you. Suzi and Bill are an Australian…
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Being a city, London has always had its fair share of notorious criminals but how would you react if you came face-to-face with one of them? When you lose the ability to use one of your senses fully you realise just how vulnerable you become. Standing here, for what feels…
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Star Rating: **** Pages: 269 “I travel because it challenges my preconceptions of the world, and about what I can and cannot do. Using public transport forces me into immersing with local cultures.” (Ian Packham) Have you ever considered setting yourself a challenge, one that you know others are…
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Star Rating: **** Pages: 173 First published by Possibilities Publishing in 2014 Have you ever been embarrassed by your parents? If so, this is a book for you. This is a heart-felt, warm memoir of one man’s family holidays from years gone past. Now, when I say family holidays, images…
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Star Rating: **** Pages: 314 First published in 2014 by John Blake Publishing “I don’t know why, but the dawn in South West London never seemed to have the same effect on me. Somehow, looking out of my bedroom window in London I’d never managed to get that…
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Star Rating: *** Pages: 204 First published in 2005 If you want a laugh-out-loud quick read about a family camping trip this is the book. We follow the adventures of a British family setting off on their annual summer holiday camping exploits in France and from the very beginning you…
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Covered head to toe in dust and shaking like a leaf I finally come to a stop on the small incline of a hill beside the shop front. Quad biking had always been something I feared and even though I agreed to whizz around the deserted countryside with friends it…
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Just like Polly Evans, I have often wondered what traditional Spain was like before the beer swilling Brits arrived in the Costas demanding traditional English grub from bars called ‘The British Bulldog’ and ‘Royal Britannia’? Is Benidorm really the best that this country has to offer? “It’s not about the…
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About Travelling Book Junkie Here at Travelling Book Junkie, we love to travel and have, over many years now, incorporated our love of all things quirky and unusual into our travel style. That doesn’t mean we don’t want to stay in luxury hotels; it simply means looking for something special…
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