Tag: travel writing
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In the Republic
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2 min read
My flight had been delayed by an awkward incident during a brief stopover in Z—. One of the passengers — an older man in a crumpled suit — had been pulled from the boarding queue. Two persons, who did not look as if they belonged to airport security, searched the man’s carry-on luggage. From my…
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The Old Invisible Sankt Olof Express
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5 min read
“Something special. Something almost hyperreal.”
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The Self in Travel Writing and the discourse of travel
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16 min read
What do you think about the discourse of travel? Is it a question of privilege? Or has the whole act of travel become mundane?
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Göteborg Book Fair 2019: Hanguk style
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19 min read
Göteborg Book Fair 2019 provided an opportunity to re-immerse myself in Korean literature and culture via a mini-festival of humanity.
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Literary experimental travel: via your bookshelf
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6 min read
As any avid reader knows, the journey of the mind is the greatest voyage of all. Regardless of where you are or the state of your finances, literary experimental travel gives you a ticket to ride—even though your physical destination may be no further than your nearest bookshelf or library. Literary experimental travel gives you…