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The years of travelling anxiously : a travel writer's search for peace of mind
Sykes, Tom, 1979-2026
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Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of the anxious traveller, where panic strikes in the most serene situations, where each time you're convinced that the symptoms are in fact physical and your lungs or heart will stop working, and the only relief is a paramedic telling you that you won't die despite being stuck with them in an ambulance in a smoky Global Southern gridlock. Over the last twenty years, writer and academic Tom Sykes has been lucky enough to travel all over the world. But his trips have often been marred - if not ruined - by anxiety. Part travelogue, part wellbeing memoir, 'The Years of Travelling Anxiously' recounts jittery visits to Nigeria to get married and undergo IVF treatment, stressful encounters with bigots and bureaucrats in France, the Philippines and the USA, and what can be learned about mental health on the road from a baby with an inspiringly calm attitude to travel.
Main title:
Author:
Sykes, Tom, 1979-, author
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2026.
Collation:
xxii, 247 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781837732555 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
910.92SYK920 SYKB/SYKE910.92 SYKB SYK SYK
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
9100049
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sheen Library | Adult non-fiction | B SYKLives | Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2026 |