Arbuthnot
A Chap’s Guide to Explorers Torquil Arbuthnot explores the various approaches one may take to the adventure of exploration
M
ost chaps when venturing abroad do so for the purposes of leisure or to escape creditors. Their days are spent not lounging on the beach in ‘swimwear’ but in propping up the cocktail bar of the Hotel Splendiferoso or at the chemmy tables in dear old Monte. Some chaps, however, are of a
more adventurous, nay foolhardy nature, and toddle off to foreign climes in a spirit of exploration and discovery. The reasons why fellows strike off into the unknown with a machete and prismatic compass are multifarious, but the most common types of explorer are described on the following pages.
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