One of the most remarkable shindigs I ever attended was in Warsaw. Rory MacLean attendremarkableshindig Change image and share on social
Good travel books, like travel itself, open the door to new worlds. In the strongest works the author's vision becomes our own, especially if his or her subject is a distant destination. Rory MacLean authorbookdestination Change image and share on social
Eight months after graduating from Ryerson, there I was in West Berlin working with Marlene Dietrich and David Bowie and Kim Novak. Rory MacLean berlinbowiedavid Change image and share on social
Shakespeare and Co dedicates itself to a shared, heady and outdated ideal that is scarce in our protective and fearful age. Rory MacLean agededicatefearful Change image and share on social
The process of communication with the afterlife - more of an exchange than a conversation - has always fascinated me. Rory MacLean afterlifecommunicationconversation Change image and share on social
The earliest maps were 'story' maps. Cartographers were artists who mingled knowledge with supposition, memory and fears. Their maps described both landscape and the events, which had taken place within it, enabling travellers to plot a route as well as to experience a story. Rory MacLean artistcartographerearly share on social
To me, Berlin is as much a conceit as a reality. Why? Because the city is forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so lives more powerfully in the imagination. Rory MacLean berlincityconceit Change image and share on social
Berlin inspired Bowie and stirred him to write about real, important matters. Rory MacLean berlinbowieimportant Change image and share on social
My favourite places on earth are the wild waterways where the forest opens its arms and a silver curve of river folds the traveller into its embrace. Rory MacLean armcurveearth Change image and share on social
The travel book is a convenient metaphor for life, with its optimistic beginning or departure, its determined striving, and its reflective conclusion. Journeys change travellers just as a good travel book can change readers. Rory MacLean beginbookchange share on social
