Veteran travel writer Jules Brown – author of numerous Rough Guides – welcomes you to his world in this snapshot sample of a travel writer's life. From Africa to Australia, via Canada, Italy, Iceland and more, Jules embarks on a search for heart and home that's at once adventurous, hilarious and heartwarming. In nine beautifully written tales he sets off on his first ever Rough Guides trip to Scandinavia, goes husky-sledding in Canada and seeks out his namesake Julius Caesar in Rome. On the way he follows in the footsteps of his one-of-a-kind father – oh, and he also eats a puffin and crash-lands in Iran. Join the journey and enjoy the trip of a travel writer's lifetime.