Life, Literature and Laziness

Current work by Walt Unsworth

I EXPECT TO BE TRAVELLING and writing travel pieces this year as usual, despite a large chunk of travel being abandoned because the Chinese refused me a visa - don't ask, you really don't want to know. Been to China a couple of times before and at one time they were quite pally - the Chinese Embassy used to send me Christmas cards. Very nice ones too, - hand painted no less. But at present British writers are persona non grata. I'll be pottering round Tuscany for a bit, then sailing down the Dalmation coast and, in October, I am off on a tour of Patagonia. It's hard work but somebody has got to do it. I live exactly half way between the Lakes and the Dales so I have plenty of choice for walking - Bowland, the Howgills and the North Pennines are all fairly close too, so I expect to be walking there too. I expect to be writing about all this in mags and papers. I am at present revising my Everest book (again!) but if there are any editors or agents out there who are interested in other projects, then please contact me. I'm prepared to discuss any ideas that interest me! I generally illustrate my own articles and have quite a little library (about 10,000 trannies) many from remote places. Any editor is welcome to make enquiries about these, if he or she is having difficulty finding a pic. (Bona fide editors only, please). Some of the images illustrate the previous page. Subject areas include: Comprehensive coverage of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales Alpine areas Central Asia Egypt Syria Jordan Peru, Patagonia, Galapagos Vermont San Francisco, California, L.A. Canyons including Grand Canyon Yunnan Majorca Azores Kashmir and many other areas - please ask. CONTACT: Walt Unsworth. e-mail: wunsworth@compuserve.com