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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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"India and Asia Lite" Mark and Helen Fawcett are in their fifties.
They are jaded with the comforts and routines of middle-class life
in New Zealand and their marriage has become "business-like." They
need some adventure, so decide to rediscover the thrill of
long-term backpacking that they had experienced in their twenties.
They take a year off; to venture to strange, out-of-the-way places
and put themselves at the mercy of the unfamiliar and unexpected.
Organising it all requires extensive planning and they have to
overcome numerous unexpected obstacles. Carrying their fourteen
pound packs, they arrive in Mumbai, and then travel down the west
coast of India to Cape Comorin in the far south. They are rudely
reminded how travelling in India is both physically and mentally
tough. After journeying up the east coast of the sub-continent,
inland to Varanasi and to Sikkim in the Himalayas, they travel east
to Thailand. They then continue through the South-East-Asian
counties of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Borneo and
Indonesia, before heading home. They meet fascinating people; like
the two young Indian university students who had secretly married
out of caste, meanwhile the girl's mafia father was busily
arranging her marriage. They visit unforgettable places like
Mumbai's Dharavi slum and S21 (a Khmer Rouge interrogation centre).
Even the apparently simple process of getting from one place to the
next is often challenging and always captivating. Mark and Helen
also discover how the region's political, social, religious and
environmental issues affect the locals and give historical
backgrounds to add perspective, interest and emotion to the
journey. The trip changes them: they gain a wider perspective on
life and restore their faith in humanity. It enhances their
characters and they rebuild their relationship. They gain
invaluable travel experience and share it in a "Tips" section which
details the planning necessary before the journey begins, along
with budgeting and practical advice on how to stay safe, travel
light and avoid rip-offs when 'on the road'.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
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