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Starting in 1982, Simon Winchester traveled to the remaining parts of the UK outside the British Isles, from Tristan da Cunha to #Bermuda to the Falkland Islands (arriving there at a very interesting time). Aspects of this book are super interesting, but the book is ultimately flawed by relying so heavily on the British viewpoint and ignoring that of the locals.

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Winchester‘s books are hit or miss with me, but this was a clear winner. He immerses you in each outpost he visits, so you feel like you‘re right there with him. I‘d never heard of most of the places he visits, far-flung, remote, and improbable travel destinations, for me at least. It was thrilling to feel as though I was discovering little pockets of the world, like pieces of a tabletop globe had peeled off and landed in my lap for closer study.