Entertaining account of two young friends' attempt to travel from Land's End to John O'Groats starting with nothing more that a pair of Union Jack adorned boxer shorts each.I breezed through this within a few hours, drawn in by the sheer ludicrousness of the experiment and easy writing style. Would they really be successful in relying on the kindness of strangers for clothes, transport, food and shelter for the entire trip?
I won't spoil the book, but it's fair to say that Britain has retained its tolerance for eccentrics.
It has plenty of comic moments, but like the protagonists I was beginning to tire of the trip as they settled into a routine of blagging and the places and characters they encountered became less distinctive - especially once they crossed the border into Scotland.
Verdict: Chilled-out fun travelogue.
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