037 – Vagabonding by Rolf Potts Review
November 9, 2007 in Travel Books
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This review brings Craig and Linda of the indie travel podcast to Vagabonding: An uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel by Rolf Potts.
That subtitle is one heck of a mouthful, huh? It sums the book up well though.
In short, it wasn’t our type of book. The layout was frustratingly fragmented, with quotes, profiles and tips scattered throughout the pages. Linda moans while Craig points out it’s how motivational books are published these days.
We’d recommend this book to people that are sitting on the fence when it comes to a lifestyle of travel. If you’re sitting at home or at work, dreaming of travelling then this book is for you.
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Links:
- Transcript (pdf, 275kb)
- Rolf Potts’s Vagabonding (official website)
- Buy Vagabonding through Amazon.com
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This article was written by Craig and Linda
Craig and Linda Martin have been living on the road since February 2006. Both born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand they are ... somewhere in the world! Craig and Linda host the Indie Travel Podcast - you can get in touch with them here.
Since November 2006 the Indie Travel Podcast has evolved into an independent travel hub with regular audio and video podcasts along with articles by travellers from all over the world. 
Hosts Craig and Linda Martin started travelling in February 2006 and have been to over 50 countries. They were 
Robyn Sinclair said on November 13, 2007
I’m not a big travel reader, I prefer to actually going and have to agree with Linda about the quoting thing, it’s a pet peeve of mine too!
Have you read Peter Moore? He’s an Australian travel writer and writes in a conversational style. His books take on London to Sydney overland (“The wrong way home”), Central America (“The full Montezuma”) Cape Town to Cairo (“Swahili for the Broken hearted”) and Italy (“Vroom with a view” and “Vroom by the sea”). He’s awesome
Pick up a copy if you see one and enjoy.
Craig and Linda said on January 20, 2008
We still haven’t seen any of them. Still waiting for them to appear in a hostel book-swap.