Charm of Travel

Anniversary Tour

On July 31, 1908, Edward Popple set off on a 700-mile bicycle trip through the Basque regions of France and Spain, having adventures all along the way.

One hundred years later, on July 31, 2008, Popple's grandsons James and Rob White set out to replicate their grandfather's journey. Read more

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The Charm of Travel

by Edward Popple
with an Introduction by James White

In 1908 two friends, an artist and a musician, set out on an adventurous 700-mile bicycle trip riding heavy, single-speed bicycles, often on sandy tracks or steep mountain roads carrying "a change of underwear and sufficient materials for a year's sketching." More ...

full-color illustrations
book $33.32; e-book $7.00

Charm of Travel Note Cards

Blank note cards with images of two watercolors by Edward Popple, author of The Charm of Travel. 6" x 4". 10 cards, five of each design. $10.00