![]() ![]() Whether trading cigarettes for a fresh loaf of bread or crashing the dinner party of a hospitable Count, Fermor never loses appreciation for travelers’ joys (like an extra boiled egg at breakfast). ![]() Sleeping in barns and relying on the astonishing kindness of strangers, the Brit documents Europe’s eminent political changes with rarely a complaint for the snowy track, or the state of his hobnailed boots. ![]() On foot.įermor is too young to feel daunted by this scheme, and his idealistic enthusiasms serve as the best companion during the ensuing months’ walk. ![]() His best and only option is to head out, just weeks before Christmas, 1933, from his English apartment to Constantinople, Turkey. Recently removed from school for a minor discretion (flirting with a local girl), 18-year-old Fermor declares himself unfit for further academics or the popular alternative, a military career. The Book:Ī Time of Gifts – Patrick Leigh Fermor, 1977 The Story: Patrick Leigh Fermor’s cross-continental trip, A Time of Gifts, celebrates this simple-daily-pleasures perspective – and reminds us that joy will always be discovered in the unlikeliest places. It’s a tip told to all travelers: seek treasure in the journey, not the destination. ![]()
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