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Bestselling author Bill Arnott has done it again - he's gone "viking"! - voyaging around the world by foot, bus, train, boat, and a couple of questionable planes.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. All of these journeys are now reflected in a changed world in which travel restrictions have become our new normal and many adventurers find themselves retracing previous trips through the pages of their personal notebooks and travel diaries. From first-hand encounters, vividly shared experience, and well-worn personal journals, readers can travel alongside this fun-loving wanderer in the footsteps of history's greatest explorers, make quirky new friends, find hidden treasures, and discover surprisingly familiar destinations from the comfort of their favourite armchair.
With an inquisitive eye, poetic prose, and a comedian's take on nearly everything, Bill Arnott explores the world with insight and humour. Join this award-winning author for another travel saga, voyaging across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania by foot, bus, train, boat, and a couple of questionable planes.
About the author
Bill Arnott is the bestselling author of
A Festive Season on Vancouver Island,
A Season in the Okanagan,
A Season on Vancouver Island,
Gone Viking: A Travel Saga,
Gone Viking II: Beyond Boundaries, and
Gone Viking III: The Holy Grail. He's been recognized by the Whistler Independent Book Awards, ABF International Book Awards, and Firebird Book Awards. He won
The Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Award for nonfiction and has been granted a Fellowship at London's Royal Geographical Society for his expeditions. When not trekking the globe with a small pack, weatherproof journal, and laughably outdated camera phone, or showing off cooking skills as a culinary school dropout, Bill can be found on Canada's west coast, making music and friends @billarnott_aps.
Summary
Bestselling author Bill Arnott has done it again — he’s gone “viking”! — voyaging around the world by foot, bus, train, boat, and a couple of questionable planes.
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. All of these journeys are now reflected in a changed world in which travel restrictions have become our new normal and many adventurers find themselves retracing previous trips through the pages of their personal notebooks and travel diaries. From first-hand encounters, vividly shared experience, and well-worn personal journals, readers can travel alongside this fun-loving wanderer in the footsteps of history’s greatest explorers, make quirky new friends, find hidden treasures, and discover surprisingly familiar destinations from the comfort of their favourite armchair.
With an inquisitive eye, poetic prose, and a comedian’s take on nearly everything, Bill Arnott explores the world with insight and humour. Join this award-winning author for another travel saga, voyaging across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania by foot, bus, train, boat, and a couple of questionable planes.
