World Traveller Book Blurb
World Traveller is a meditative, observational, often nostalgic personal account of trips with family and friends, independent travelling adventures and romantic journeys with the missus. Written in a style attributed to Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) - the visionary beat generation writer whose stylistic attributes include playful prose - replacing commas with a long dash - improvising words on occasion and using US English as much as possible. This book begins as creative fiction bringing more clarity to vague memories in early childhood - and as recollections become more lucid over time – it transforms into a travel autobiography. Covering 52 countries across 5 continents – it also features objective observations, relevant recommendations, and demonstrates a dedicated passion for travel & travel writing with a healthy dose of creativity – World Traveller is one of a kind.
Excerpts:
Hiking Aged 4, near Salzburg, Austria
Armed with our precious picnic booty and the desired amount of dedication, determination and drive, we're ready to take the place by storm. Now most four-year-olds would give up after a little while and whine and who knows? This little trooper, on the other hand, is a born natural. Wait til you hear these words of encouragement that still make me feel proud that I’ve achieved something. So first, we need to have a little breather and this here bench will do nicely. Some friendly Austrians are sitting next to us and have sparked up a conversation. The first thing they say is what I remember to this day: ‘’What a strong walker he is - and he’s only 4’’. Grinning like a Cheshire cat, I accept the compliment whole-heartedly (although I'm not yet able to be humble).
Arequipa, Peru, 2001
Catching a bus needn’t be such a song and a dance – surely?! That’s what you think. Thing again! We were late and the bus has left – it’s just me who needed to catch it. The only sign of life apart from the two intrepid travellers was a policeman and his car. Before I knew it – this Peruvian cop was game and – after explaining the situation - he took me on what you might call a wild goose chase. We were in pursuit of a moving object – when I got into the cruiser - I had high hopes of success for our little adventure – but then I noticed that his vehicle was a little on the slow side – well it sped up over time – gradually – slowly does it – we began to pick up pace – with the siren blaring – there was the bus up ahead – what would the driver be thinking? He was probably cacking his pants. I thanked the grinning gendarme and jumped onto the bus with bag in hand – waltzed up to the seat I was supposed to be sitting on and pointed my ticket in the direction of the person who’d unceremoniously nabbed it. It must’ve been a shock - well – as it transpired – there were a number of passengers who were riding illegally as - strictly speaking – there was a limit on how many people could ride at a time and they’d all surely entertained the thought that they were in trouble with the law.
+ Details of 1 of 5 chapters:
IV. Independent Travel - 25
Going solo for the very first time, South America, 2000 – 26-30
From Bogota to Lima, South America, 2001 – 31-37
From Madrid to Tunis, Europe and North Africa*, 2002 – 38-40
From Bangkok to Mumbai, South East Asia, 2003 - 41-47
Communist Cuba, 2005 - 48
Hiroshima Mon Amour, Japan, 2006 - 49
European City Trips, 2005-2006 – 49-52
From Java to Lombok via Bali, Indonesia, 2013 – 53-55
From Cancun to Panama City, Central America, 2014 – 56-59
From NYC-Vancouver-Toronto, USA & Canada, 2015 – 60-62
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To read the rest of the book - here are the links:
www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWG6271 (Amazon.com)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CWG6271 (Amazon UK)
www.amazon.de/dp/B08CWG6271 (Amazon Germany)