Synopses & Reviews
From an open boat ride down the Ganges (pushing in the water most of the way) to long-distance cycling through Europe to exploring the Forbidden City in China, the tales of Eric Newby's travels are always entertaining in his recollections of highlights from an eventful life. He transplants the reader to all manner of eclectic terrain: from early childhood adventures among the shops, streets and eccentrics inhabiting the dark London suburb of his upbringing, to an elephant fair in India; from the faded glamour of the Orient Express to a roughneck settlement of opal miners in Australia where men carrying large amounts of cash travel armed, but have still been known to disappear.
Whether he is putting heart and soul into building the perfect grotto in his Devon garden with his wife and the stonemason, rambling around a semi-abandoned and despoiled Calabria, or wrestling with the logistics of baby-rearing, both existing and new readers will enjoy the exuberance and humor that Departures and Arrivals has to offer.
Synopsis
The renowned Eric Newby recounts his offbeat world travels (SEE QUOTE)
Synopsis
The renowned Eric Newby recounts his offbeat world travels. (SEE QUOTE.)