I picked this up in my favourite second hand bookshop before Christmas to fuel my addiction to travel related literature, especially about inhospitable places.
True North documents the writers travels around the countries of Arctic Europe, including Iceland, Greenland, Lapland and Svalbard – and throws some interesting light on these cold and unforgiving countries.
Weaving historical information from Viking sagas and early literature into his travel diaries brings an extra dimension to the standard travel writing and allows the reader some insight into how the history of these countries is closely linked with the history of our own.
Fascinating read – well documented with maps and a few photographs. Available from Amazon here : True North: Travels in Arctic Europe
