Bucket Lists and Walking Sticks: An Unexpected Adventure

by Emma Scattergood

A Terrible Accident. Forced Retirement. An Excuse to Pull Out the Bucket List!

After a motorbike accident leaves her husband with life-changing injuries, author Emma organises a worldwide adventure based on the contents of an old, laminated bucket list.

It will be the journey of a lifetime, seeking health and ticking off list items: from viewing ancient Petra and treading Greece’s Parthenon to traversing the Suez Canal and hunting down Doc Martin.
Taking seven months and spanning Asia and Europe, this journal, told in mouth-watering and humorous detail, will pull you headlong into the sights, life, culture and beauty of each place visited. It will make you want to follow in their footsteps.

278 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2019

About the author

Emma Scattergood is the author of the Bucket List Adventure Series and the voice behind darmatravels.com.

Transported overland from England to Australia via Afghanistan and India before her first birthday, travel has shaped her life ever since.

Her memoirs blend humour, honesty, and resilience as she writes about long-term adventures shared with her husband, life after his accident, and her own experience with stage 3 breast cancer in 2022.

Through her stories, Emma shows that curiosity and courage can carry you across the world — or through life’s toughest detours.

When not navigating foreign train stations or planning the next journey, she enjoys playing lawn bowls and embracing life’s unpredictable twists.

Reviews

[Ben Twoonezero · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book that lacks pace, so takes a while to read. I will read the next but more of a tourist tale than a travel book.

[Tammy Horvath · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’d love to visit 19 countries. Emma’s adventures have intrigued me, starting with the fact that she and her family lived in a converted church. What caused them to retire early is sad, but I’m so glad they made the best of it so that we could join them on their many adventures around the world. Many of which have been added to my own bucket list, which is getting much longer than seems possible to see before I die. Even if you aren’t interested in leaving home, these adventures will be perfect for those who are only armchair travelers.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good travelogue, and for me, this was one! Each chapter centred on a different part of the trip and a different place. Each chapter also began with a quote from the blog they kept while traveling, which I thought was a nice touch. It was a good balance of things they learned, experiences they had, places they visited and anecdotes. If you like travelogues, I'd definitely recommend this one!

I received a free e-copy of this book through BookSirens.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to feel as if you're going on a journey without leaving the comfort of your home then this book is perfect for you.

I felt as if I was part of the journey as the descriptive detail allowed my mind to wonder and my imagination to explode.

Thoroughly enjoyed and recommend this book. Beware- may make you decide just to make your own
bucket list and set of on a journey of a lifetime.

[Beck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic and enjoyable read.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed very much- can't wait to read your next book!!

[Robbie Pell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable and very informative read for those wanting to travel to Europe.