From the adventures titled '1 mile every hour', to 'the human bean', Beau's excursions, and poetic narrative surrounding them, excited and ignites a fire in the reader to enjoy the little things in life. If a conversation is by definition a dialogue between two or more entities, then I live on a small property with hundreds of chatty, introverted things. I must look bonkers to peeping toms, but I'd feel even more bonkers going about my solo days in silence. Skulking about the place as if an apple tree isn't worth having a chat with. Where he does break away from retelling his videos, talking about his upbringing, his flirtation with a life in an unnamed special military regiment (I'm assuming SASR) and his internet dating exploits which led to his current marriage, I was rapt. He has such a fun, easy-going and yet incredibly deep way of looking at things and explaining them. I just really wish he'd done more of that rather than selling me on adventures I've already seen him do. Don't get me wrong, this is entertaining and interesting - but I've seen the videos. I've heard him say these things and seen him do those things. Unfortunately this is the lion's share of the runtime.

Beau's book follows the process of some of his favourite excursions over the years, which he has documented on his YouTube Channel. Reading the behind the scenes and filming processes surrounding some of my favourite projects completed by Beau was a completely new experience of my preconceived perception of some of the creators most famous adventures.

Beau Miles burst his way onto my YouTube screen in the last few years, and I have been an avid fan of his positivity, creativity, and overall madness ever since! Like many, many people I came across Beau Miles during COVID-19, through his Trials of Miles video. Like many, many people I fell easily in love with his affable, no-nonsense, slightly unhinged way of looking at things and putting expectations on their head.