It's been year since I read a book that made me create itinerary and check for places to visit.
I loved this book: it made me travel to new to me places, learn about historical facts and how things changes with time.
I would be curious to read the original guides but I thoroughly loved this travelogue that made me mentally design a new travel.
It's been a long time, I hope I will be able to travel using this book as a guide soon.
PS: it's well written and researched, compelling and highly entertaining.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

A well-written book comparing car journeys taken in the 1950's and now. I like that the book is separated into different journeys, so it's easy to dip in and read when you are visiting that area yourself.

It's an enjoyable and interesting read, and I learned quite a few things about local areas that I didn't know or realise. It started slow by introducing the concept and the reasons for writing, but once onto the journeys it became an easy and fascinating read.

If you enjoy travel writing, you will enjoy this book.

Enjoyable mini tour of UK following the path of a previous book suggesting days out in the car, when taking the car for a run on a sunday was a family outing. Made comparisons with todays view of those same roads and landmarks. Dipping into social history on how life has evolved, if you live near one of the routes you may also learn something you had always taken for granted. Thank you #NetGalley for the copy.

A fascinating view of the changing face of the country by car, using guides published for the 1951 Festival of Britain