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A review by earthbender514
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
1.75
I liked the spirit of this book, and appreciated the advice it gave on long term travel. It does make a great point about making travel happen and having a mindful attitude as it happens. It also gave a good number of resources for further reading and information.
My main beef was that I found the book quite dated, both in terms of humour and also attitudes to work and money. It very much felt like it was written from a perspective of someone who could simply quit their job and at one point, the author suggests that if someone is in debt, they just "get out of it". Which feels... Well... It comes from a particular perspective. The book also needed a good editor, it had too many quotes that didn't add anything, and the resource lists whilst useful were a bit long and indiscriminate.
My main beef was that I found the book quite dated, both in terms of humour and also attitudes to work and money. It very much felt like it was written from a perspective of someone who could simply quit their job and at one point, the author suggests that if someone is in debt, they just "get out of it". Which feels... Well... It comes from a particular perspective. The book also needed a good editor, it had too many quotes that didn't add anything, and the resource lists whilst useful were a bit long and indiscriminate.