I’ve been busy lately uploading pictures from Iowa, Colorado, and Arizona (if you want to check them out, click on the place names), so I’ve not had a chance to write trip reports or book reviews in the last few days. I’ve also been reading, though, and I came across a passage in Paul Theroux’s The Old Patagonian Express that I thought was interesting. The book is from the 1970s, and it’s about a train trip he took from Boston to Patagonia. I’m only on page 50 or so, but it’s very entertaining so far. He really does write about traveling and the trip itself, while most writers would just focus on the destination. On page 4 he says:

In any case, I’ve run across quite a few quotes already, and I’ll share more of them with you when I’m done with the book. In the meantime, have you read other books by Theroux? If so, which ones do you recommend? 

Thanks for reading!