Travel Writing
Synopsis
If I’d really been serious about getting to grips with my mid-life crisis, then I’d have been better opting for a course of therapy than going off travelling. Or if I had to travel, I’d have been better opting for somewhere warm with a beach…
In an attempt to get to grips with a BIG birthday, Steve sets out from Oxford to explore what makes the English… well, so English. His quirky humour is inspired by Tom Rolt, who took to the canals on a similar journey immortalised in the book Narrow Boat, kick-starting the revival of Britain’s waterways. Prepare for a generous helping of mayhem, mishaps and the staple of every English summer: torrential rain.
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Featured on City Talk Radio Merseyside, January 5, 2009
The Independent on Sunday, 23 May 2010
‘One of a series of books Haywood has written about life on England’s canals, this entertaining travelogue recounts a journey he made from Oxford to Bristol via Tewkesbury, complete with...
'Cue barging jokes and tales.'
Best of British magazine, June 2009
'Chronicling his experiences... Steve saw mayhem. Mishaps and a generous helping of torrential rain during his summer touring the canals of Britain.'
Powys County Times, 26th March 2010
‘...voyaging along the canals of England taking a quirky look at the English to find ‘the soul of England’ with some observations of tradition and heritage and how they are...
grannybuttons.com, 15th April 2009
'a great read... earns it’s place in the canal book canon.'
‘Good reading for anyone interested in our waterways and who likes a good tale.’
Powys County Times and Express Series, 26 March 2010
'A quirky look at the nation’s canals… It’s quite a cruise and not just for canal enthusiasts.’
‘His quietly humorous style makes these books a joy to read.’
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