In this episode we connect with writer, teacher and journalist Iain Maloney, a Scotsman living his best life in Japan. His latest book The Japan Lights is very aptly, about a fellow Scotsman in Japan - but who lived there around 150 years ago, when it wasn't quite as easy to jump on a flight and you couldn't videocall your family.

The book tells of Iain's travel across the country following the tracks of Richard Henry Brunton, a Victorian civil engineer who is considered the father of Japanese lighthouses.

So if you like a travel memoir with a dip into history and a good dose of humor, this is the episode and book for you!

Find out more about Iain's work on iainmaloney.com

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Music:

Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod

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