We may travel with a book in hand, but how often are we inspired to visit a country because of a piece of literature?  Literary wanderlust: Holiday destinations inspired by works of fiction is what we will explore here. Literary wanderlust: Holiday destinations inspired by fiction have become famous simply because an author was inspired.…

Two climbing teams were scaling El Captain the day we arrived. Or at least, I was told they were. I couldn’t see anyone at all with the naked eye. We were standing underneath the seemingly glass-smooth granite, 900-metre monolith. The scale is unimaginable. El Captian in Yosemite Valley is the spiritual home of big wall…