The best-selling author, who lives in North Queensferry in Fife, is going on holiday to the Greek island of Crete.
Rather than take a short flight with the rest of his friends he is embarking on a five-day haul over land and sea.
Depending on which way you look at it, Iain Banks is either wonderfully principled or slightly eccentric.
The best-selling author, who lives in North Queensferry in Fife, is going on holiday to the Greek island of Crete.
Rather than take a short flight with the rest of his friends he is embarking on a five-day haul over land and sea.