Outlandish: Walking Europe’s Unlikely Landscapes by Nick HuntMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A non-fiction travel book that takes place in the
wilderness. Nick Hunt goes to four locations that are not what you may
typically find in Europe. There is the Scottish artic, Poland’s jungle,
Hungary’s steppe, and Spain’s desert. Hunt describes why these places are here,
the environment but not in a highly scientific manner. We meet people along the
way that help Nick or join him with his walks; as that is how he engages with
these areas, he walks for hours and hours, days on end. Occasionally, he even
ventures to where he shouldn’t or seems not very wise.
I enjoyed the book, the writing style, but was glad there
were only four locations. The format for each location was similar, starting
out jumping in the middle of this adventure, then backtracking to how he got
there and the entire experience while in this unusual place. Happy to have gone
along the ride with Nick Hunt.
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