Nick Hunt: Outlandish: Pilgrimages of the imagination

Acclaimed travel writer Nick Hunt joins Peter from Stanfords Bristol to talk about his latest book and the Stanfords Book of the Month for June 2021, Outlandish: Walking Europe’s Unlikely Landscapes.

Arctic tundra in Scotland, jungle in Poland, desert in Spain and steppe in Hungary: places acting as portals in time and space. These are landscapes brimming with story, mystery and a sense of deep history.  But they also offer us glimpses of a world not yet here, one perhaps just around the corner.

Book of the Month: Outlandish by Nick Hunt

In our Book of the Month for June, Outlandish: Walking Europe’s Unlikely Landscapes acclaimed travel writer Nick Hunt takes us across landscapes that should not be there, wildernesses found in Europe yet seemingly belonging to far-off continents: a patch of Arctic tundra in Scotland; the continent’s largest surviving remnant of primeval forest in Poland and Belarus; Europe’s only true desert in Spain; and the fathomless grassland steppes of Hungary.

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The Joy of Travelling Slowly: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018

Is it more about the journey than the destination? Christopher Somerville, Anna Hughes and Nick Hunt talk to Adrian Bradt about the idea that travelling slowly by walking or cycling opens your eyes to a much wider journey. Between them they have travelled thousands of miles by such means and have a wealth of experience to share. Continue reading The Joy of Travelling Slowly: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018

Book Launch: Where the Wild Winds Are by Nick Hunt

Last night we hosted the book launch for Nick Hunt’s new book Where the Wild Winds Are. Mixing travel and nature writing, Nick walks the path of four of Europe’s winds across the continent. Continue reading Book Launch: Where the Wild Winds Are by Nick Hunt

Harry Bucknall and Nick Hunt

Times journalist Tom Chesshyre chaired a lively conversation between Harry Bucknall, Like a Tramp, Like a Pilgrim, and Nick Hunt, Walking the Woods & Water. Continue reading Harry Bucknall and Nick Hunt