A review by traceyreads2
A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes by Anthony Bale

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.25

Thank you to Netgalley for a digital ARC of this book that is being published on April 23rd 

When I first saw this title, I thought it would be about modes of transportation and the ways of travel in the middle ages and while you get that, it's so much more.

The author does a fantastic job of transporting you to the middle ages and telling these stories from actual diaries of people, informing you of their reasons for travelling, who was able to travel, where they travelled and their purpose of travel.

Some of the chapters I found much more interesting than others, but each reader is going to have a different experience than the last.  It was quite the journey and I'm really glad I read this book.  I definitely learned a lot and it brought up some interesting conversation around the dinner table.