David Skillan
February 03rd, 2026
David Skillan turned wanderlust into a way of life. In A 1960s Global Odyssey: Around the World in 80 Months (Friesen $27.49), he recounts a six-and-a-half-year, shoestring journey across dozens of countries at a time when travel meant instinct, luck and hard work—long before GPS or smartphones. Part memoir, part travel history, the book captures how two young men from England lived, worked, separated, reunited and ultimately succeeded in circumnavigating the globe amid the social upheavals of the 1960s. After his travels, Skillan built a distinguished career in the travel industry, founding tour companies, leading safaris, teaching tour management and writing about the world he never stopped exploring. 9781038330048.
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