The Lord of Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and Loafer is Victorian diplomat, Marquess Dufferin, who sailed his private yacht to Iceland and the Arctic Circle and back in 1856. The Loafer is Tim Moore, a London journalist who decides to follow in the great man's footsteps. "Dufferin seems the personification of Kipling's If,observes Moore; "I'm more of a 'But...' man myself."

The resulting book brilliantly contrasts the derring-do of Dufferin's heroic gentleman-adventurer exploits (icebergs, polar bears and so on) with the derring-don't of Moore, who gets sea-sick, saddle-sore and twists his ankle. Moore has a great sense for timing a punch-line; this is some of the best comic travel writing since Bill Bryson or maybe even Jerome K. Jerome. For example, he turns suffering seasickness on a boat to Iceland into a laugh-out-loud, gut-pummelling episode. In this reviewer's opinion, Frost on my Moustache is sure to become a comic classic.

Well I loved the review. Love the arctic and it talks about Iceland and most travel books tend to skip that country. Looks funny too. I really must read a heavy classic before I get down to this book. I will put this book near the top. Hey, this is yet another of Caffcaff's gigantic Rochester library (almost as big as the Gateshead Metro Centre it seems). I will aim to put it in the new OBCZ eventually. It looks a quick read.

Well, I read the book quickly and really enjoyed his witty & comic writing. Liked his amusing metaphors likening his interest in seagoing challenge such as his interest in seagoing challengers to standing up in a lilo. It was a page turner just for his originality and wit. I wasn't interested in Dufferin's voyage, but it didn't matter at all. He reminds me a bit of the late Peter Fleming to sends up travel and travellers in One's Company and Brazilian Adventure. Tim Moore is someone to watch and I look forward to reading his other works.

picked up at Humphrey Bean OBCZ meet today, comes highly recommended so looking forward to this one!