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amn205 's review for:
Waypoints: My Scottish Journey
by Sam Heughan
I actually listened to this as an audiobook because it was self narrated and given the fact that he’s an actor I knew it would be great.
I think the reason why I personally loved this book so much is because I had a very similar experience. I randomly decided to go on a backpacking trip by myself. I bought all of the gear and set off. One of the nights, I realized I was close to a trail parking lot and I decided to skip the camping and get an airbnb for the night and come back to the trail in the morning. I felt a bit ashamed at myself for this because it felt like cheating, but the whole trip was for myself and at the end of the day I just wanted to do whatever made me happy. I camped two other nights and completed the entire hike. I didn’t have to prove anything to anybody including myself. That wasn’t the point.
Sam finds himself in a similar situation. He changes his plans mid hike. He also keeps having internal mental battles, that all hikers can relate to. It’s a universal experience. We ask ourselves why in the world we decided to go for a long hike and then moments later find ourselves in beautiful scenery or meeting interesting people and it all clicks back in place. And for Sam, he has a chance to feel like everyone else, like just another backpacker, instead of a popular actor, for once.
Is this book anything groundbreaking? No. But isn’t that the point?
Anyway, give it a shot. I, ironically, recommend listening to the audiobook while you’re out walking. He’ll probably having you laughing out loud in public a few times. It’s fun. Can’t say there’s anything I disliked about it. Nothing crazy happened, but it also didn’t go as planned. It’s real - that’s how those types of adventures usually pan out.
I think the reason why I personally loved this book so much is because I had a very similar experience. I randomly decided to go on a backpacking trip by myself. I bought all of the gear and set off. One of the nights, I realized I was close to a trail parking lot and I decided to skip the camping and get an airbnb for the night and come back to the trail in the morning. I felt a bit ashamed at myself for this because it felt like cheating, but the whole trip was for myself and at the end of the day I just wanted to do whatever made me happy. I camped two other nights and completed the entire hike. I didn’t have to prove anything to anybody including myself. That wasn’t the point.
Sam finds himself in a similar situation. He changes his plans mid hike. He also keeps having internal mental battles, that all hikers can relate to. It’s a universal experience. We ask ourselves why in the world we decided to go for a long hike and then moments later find ourselves in beautiful scenery or meeting interesting people and it all clicks back in place. And for Sam, he has a chance to feel like everyone else, like just another backpacker, instead of a popular actor, for once.
Is this book anything groundbreaking? No. But isn’t that the point?
Anyway, give it a shot. I, ironically, recommend listening to the audiobook while you’re out walking. He’ll probably having you laughing out loud in public a few times. It’s fun. Can’t say there’s anything I disliked about it. Nothing crazy happened, but it also didn’t go as planned. It’s real - that’s how those types of adventures usually pan out.