Feb 28, 2012
***** Review of River of Desire
5.0 out of 5 stars True adventure! Reading this is almost like riding shotgun in the Jeep throughout the journey. This is an honest, uplifting, trying, and heartfelt story that travels through one of the most amazing places on the earth. Having been to parts of Patagonia, I found myself remembering certain descriptions, longing to experience more, and dying to meet the people Worrall so perfectly... read more
Feb 22, 2012
In Wallace’s Wake: Part Two ~ Penis Gourds and Birds of Paradise
Our journey aboard the Ombak Putih began in Sorong, in West Papua, or Irian Jaya, as it is known today. A bush town that services the resources grab currently taking place in Irian Jaya, Sorong felt like a place straight out of a Joseph Conrad novel. In an arts and crafts store, I even found penis gourds for sale. All shapes and sizes. Some of them rather strange. But it’s not often you get the... read more
Feb 21, 2012
In Wallace’s Wake: Part Two ~ Penis Gourds and Birds of Paradise
Our journey aboard the Ombak Putih began in Sorong, in West Papua, a bush town that still feels like a place straight out of a Joseph Conrad novel. In an arts and crafts store, I even found penis gourds for sale. All shapes and sizes. Some of them rather strange. But it’s not often you get the chance to buy a penis gourd, so I snapped up six. One for me, one for my son and the others as gifts for... read more
Feb 20, 2012
In Wallace’s Wake. Part One ~ A Lumbung On Lombok
Hallo everyone – I’m sorry to have taken SO long to catch up with this blog and I would first like to take this opportunity of wishing you all a Happy New Year ( even though it is already February!). I was away for much of January and then laid up with the dreaded lurgy that saw half the population of the UK convulsed with a terrible, dry cough. Now the first signs of spring are here: snowdrops... read more
Dec 24, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Season’s greetings to you all, may 2012 be a good, healthy, prosperous year. To all those who lost loved ones in 2011, my heart goes out to you. For my cousin, Pippa, my father, Philip, and my mother, Nancy, I send a special message of love. You will always be with me. Finally, I’d like to thank all my readers who have pushed my book, River of Desire, to the top of the Kindle rankings for... read more
Oct 5, 2011
Homage to Catalonia
One of the most beautiful places I have found in Europe recently is the wedge of land between the city of Gerona and the Costa Brava, in Spain. In high summer, the crowds can be pretty odious. But off-season, it’s a magic place. We just spent a week at ” Mas Caterina” ( Mas means country house or farm) near Madromanya, a hilltop village surrounded by cork and oak forests. It was a... read more
Simon Worrall was born in Wellington, England and spent his childhood in Eritrea, Paris and Singapore. He has written for publications all over the world, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, London Times, The Guardian, Paris Review, GQ, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Conde Nast Traveler, Maxim, Playboy,Die Zeit and the New Statesman. He divides his time between Herefordshire and the East End of Long Island.
