- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Matador (27 Jun 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905237227
- ISBN-13: 978-1905237227
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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This is a thumping good read... it really grips you from the start. Beautifully produced and a joy to read. --Readers' Review Magazine, Summer 2006
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In 1989, just six months after Michael Palin's Around the World in 80 Days was first broadcast on the BBC, a green and impressionable 25-year-old set off on his own life-enhancing trip to the East: an 18-month jaunt that would ultimately take him through China, Australasia and India. From braving the streets of Beijing on a bicycle to witnessing a dog s throat being slit in a Guangzhou market, from the thrills of drug infused dance parties on the moonlit beaches of Goa, to treading a path through the devastating slums of Calcutta, there's seemingly never a dull moment on this roller coaster trip. Reconstructed from a series of Dictaphone recordings made at the time, Jim Ford has been able to chronicle all his highs and lows in candid, comical and often toe-curling detail. The end result is a light-hearted, perceptive and thoroughly engaging account of what life is really like on the road for the lone and, in this case, somewhat unconventional backpacker.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful experience.,
By Carol Deane (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Don't Worry, Be Happy: Beijing to Bombay with a Backpack (Paperback)
Being an avid reader of crime novels I was a bit uncertain about this book. What a pleasent surprise I had finding myself journeying with the author who paints a vivid picture of his travels and experiences which were sometimes funny and at other times frustrating. An entertaining and informative read and not just for travellers.
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This review is from: Don't Worry, Be Happy: Beijing to Bombay with a Backpack (Paperback)
One of the funniest and moving books I have ever read. Jim's account of his trip is beautifully written and his descriptive writing captures the imagination as if you were traveling with him. To have the foresight to capture his trip on tape and recall it in this book is brilliant. For anyone, backpacker, holiday maker or businessman this book is a must read if you really want to understand the culture of the countries Jim visited. Shame Jim didn't travel more as I would have loved to have read the next travel-log.
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A cracking good read!,
By LMP (U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Don't Worry, Be Happy: Beijing to Bombay with a Backpack (Paperback)
This highly perceptive and humorous account of Jim's experiences travelling through China, Australasia and India some fifteen years ago had me gripped from the start. In fact, I read it cover to cover in just 2 days - and considering it's 496 pages long, that's saying something!
Jim's account of his travels contains some really interesting insights into the different cultures he encounters, and his adventures and the people he meets along the way are always described with wit and sensitivity making this a thoroughly entertaining read. If you've ever been backpacking or dreamt about what it would be like then you'll love this book.
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