The scottish born adventurer Robert William Service (1874-1958) nicknamned the people's poet became the voice of wanderlust and wilderness in the Canadian High North thanks to his talent for rhymes, rhythms and story-telling of folkloric tales. Ever since he became the famous  "Bard of the Yukon", his poems caught the imagination of generations of readers of all kind, armchair travellers or followers of the open road due to their timeless themes. As striking as one century ago, his poetry describes the beauty of the world and embraces every shade of daily life, depicting a wide scope of human thoughts in which we all may find our own echo.