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Emma Scattergood is the author of several adventure memoirs and the voice behind darmatravels.com. A cancer survivor, she writes candidly about the unpredictability of both travel and life, blending honesty, resilience, and humour. When not on the road, she enjoys playing lawn bowls and planning her next journey.
Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite
Next Chapter Travel by Emma Scattergood is a fascinating journey across the world, utilizing cruise ships, trains, buses, and even tuk-tuks to visit an amazing variety of countries and cultures. In a post-COVID world, two middle-aged Australians, both with physical constraints, wanted to reignite their love of travel and exploring different cultures. Beginning with a luxury cruise from Sydney to Greece, with numerous fascinating stops en route, the pair then embarked on a challenging journey across Europe to Turkey, before arriving at one of their true bucket-list countries, India. Apart from the cruise itself, Emma and Darryl had planned and booked this entire trip themselves, mainly through the internet. Sleepless nights, early mornings, questionable transport, and difficult accommodation combine with breathtaking scenery, the absolute kindness of strangers, and some of the greatest wonders of both the ancient and modern world.
Next Chapter Travel is one of those travel books that resonated deeply with me for several reasons. Emma and Darryl Scattergood are closer to our age than many vloggers and bloggers we follow for ideas and inspiration for our travels going forward. Their physical mobility and health issues don’t hold them back from pursuing their passions, and that inspires both my wife and me to continue our journeys of world discovery. I love that they are prepared to back themselves by booking their transportation, guides, and accommodations without relying on the concept of group tours (excluding the cruise, of course). This is also the way we prefer to travel, and their successes, their trepidation, and their occasional difficulties also remind us of the sense of achievement when your efforts allow you to navigate a foreign country, culture, and language. The narrative is detailed and flowing, with every stop on their packed itinerary being well covered. This is the type of book that you will pick up and find impossible to put down because you want to know where they will visit next and what delights and difficulties await this intrepid pair. I haven’t enjoyed a travelogue as much as this one for a long time, and I highly recommend it.
