When we are away from home, our only constant companion is our self. Rory MacLean companionconstanthome 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
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 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
I grew up under the spell of London. Illustrator Kerry Lee's evocative 1950 wall map of the city hung above our breakfast table at home in Canada. Over my corn flakes, I traced the capital's high roads and medieval alleys. Rory MacLean alleybreakfastcanada 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
Shakespeare and Co dedicates itself to a shared, heady and outdated ideal that is scarce in our protective and fearful age.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
Berlin inspired Bowie and stirred him to write about real, important matters. Rory MacLean berlinbowieimportant Change image and share on social
Bricks and mortar Berlin has become a kind of network across which visitors and residents interact as if on some sort of comfortable global platform. Rory MacLean berlinbrickcomfortable Change image and share on social
