I found this book very inspirational -- but be advised that unless you live in England, or in a semi-rural area of another country, you might not be able to simply take a train out of the city into a rural area where you can hike up a hill and spend the night in a sleeping bag. That's why I ended up not finishing it. I live in a large urban area in the U.S., and his specific examples just don't translate to where I live. On the other hand, the book did inspire me to create short, inexpensive, not-routine adventures close to home, and I've already completed one and put another on the calendar.