I became aware of this book when I saw an event with Babara Haddrill advertised locally and decided to take a look. It tells the story of Babara's decision to travel overland instead of flying to Austrailia when invited to a friend's wedding. An interesting enough idea for a travel book, but what really got me interested was the reason for Babara's choice - she decided to make the long trip not because of any sense of adventure or love of travelling but simply because taking a long haul, carbon heavy flight just didn't fit in with her lifestyle choices. A self-confessed 'reluctant traveller' she was content living in a caravan in Wales; a low income and her enjoyment of .  Read the complete review