Come on a journey with Carrie, a young Australian with a notebook and an evocative ability to bring places you may have never seen to life through her words. See stretching grasslands 100km wide; hear the music of ice by a beach; smell some rousing local cuisine; grapple with challenging political history; and watch the earth's surface change through a train carriage window.
Ten countries, tens of thousands of kilometres, and a whole lot of adventure.
This book is relatable, fun, interesting and easy to read and understand. It's presented in the style of Bill Bryson's travel books, following the author on the journey - with plenty of wit and humour. It was written in the moment while the author was travelling, so you'll feel like you were there too. You'll marvel as she marvelled, wonder as she wondered, and learn as she learned.
Stunning photographs of the places the author visited are presented at the beginning of each chapter. It's a thoughtful and entertaining travel book, full of adventure and curiosity.
If either you or someone you want to buy a present for:
loves travel
can't travel but wants to experience the next best thing
is interested in the different countries and environments of the world
wants an easy but engaging read
Then this is the book for you.
The book's themes include: travel, culture, exploring, adventure, history, food, nature, railway, music, beauty, hiking, architecture, stories, religion, Mongolian nomads, Soviets, World War Two, the Holocaust, learning. These are presented in an entertaining read that takes the reader on a journey through a fascinating part of the world.
The countries Carrie visits on this journey are China, Mongolia, Russia (including Siberia), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Author Biography:
Carrie grew up in Tasmania, Australia but spent her youth living in Melbourne, England and Japan. She has travelled to 46 countries to date, and kept a travel journal for every single one. Because this book was written in the moment as she was travelling, you'll feel like you were there too. You'll marvel as she marvelled, wonder as she wondered, and learn as she learned.Carrie lives in Hobart, Tasmania. She is currently working on her second book, which will be about Japan, and her third book, which will be about east Asia.