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Book Synopsis On the Road to India: A Hitchhiking Adventure by : Gyaneshwar Purgaus
Download or read book On the Road to India: A Hitchhiking Adventure written by Gyaneshwar Purgaus and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gyaneshwar Purgaus was becoming increasingly disillusioned with his job as a nurse when he decided to do the unthinkable: hitchhike from England to India. It took courage and determination to give up everything and venture into the unknown, but once he gave up his job, there was no turning back. He set out with his girlfriend, Alison, in 1982, and quickly discovered that hitchhiking is a great way to travel on the cheap. Some places were easy to get a ride-others were much harder. Once, he had to wait nine hours. He learned to observe comings and goings, the ways people behave, their ways of life, and much more during these waiting spells. He also learned to control his emotions. Join the author as he learns the do's and don'ts of hitchhiking as he travels across Scandinavia, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before getting to India-meeting interesting characters, some not-so-nice people, getting arrested at gunpoint, and seeing glorious sights along the way.
Download or read book Truck de India! written by Rajat Ubhaykar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The share auto I squeeze into next seems unusually vulnerable after a night in the truck - too compact, too low down. Perhaps, these are the usual side effects of prolonged riding with the king of the road, I think to myself. But it is only when I fill in ‘truck’ as my mode of transportation in the hotel ledger at Udaipur does the utter ludicrousness of my endeavour truly hit home" Think truck drivers, and movie scenes of them drunkenly crushing inconvenient people to their gravelly deaths come to mind. But what are their lives on the road actually like? In Truck De India!, journalist Rajat Ubhaykar embarks on a 10,000 km-long, 100% unplanned trip, hitchhiking with truckers all across India. On the way, he makes unexpected friendships; listens to highway ghost stories; discovers the near-fatal consequences of overloading trucks; documents the fascinating tradition of truck art in Punjab; travels alongside nomadic shepherds in Kashmir; encounters endemic corruption repeatedly; survives NH39, the insurgent-ridden highway through Nagaland and Manipur; and is unfailingly greeted by the unconditional kindness of perfect strangers. Imbued with humour, empathy, and a keen sense of history, Truck De India! is a travelogue like no other you've read. It is the story of India, and Indians, on the road.
Download or read book Carsick written by John Waters and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross-country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo. John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure, Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked, a demolition-derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race, a gun-toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage, and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? His real-life rides include a gentle eighty-one-year-old farmer who is convinced Waters is a hobo, an indie band on tour, and the perverse filmmaker's unexpected hero: a young, sandy-haired Republican in a Corvette. Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence, Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion—and a celebration of America's weird, astonishing, and generous citizenry.
Book Synopsis Hitch Hiking to India in 1962 by : John Waller
Download or read book Hitch Hiking to India in 1962 written by John Waller and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1962, two Cambridge students hitchhike to India, before hippies hit the trail. Andrew writes a diary, the comedy. John reads the map, thumbs throughout the night and now writes about the history, which make for tragedy. They travel through Yugoslavia where Catholic Croats had massacred Orthodox Serbians and Serbs would later murder 8,000 Muslims, Greece where 1.3 million Christians had been 'exchanged' for 480,000 Muslims, and Turkey where 600,000 Christian Armenians had died when deported to the Syrian desert where ISIS is now based. In Iran John faces a life-threatening mob following the CIA coup. In India, they meet anger over the partition just 14 years before, when 12 million became refugees and well over a half a million were killed because of their religion. They learn about the Sikhs and the attack on the Golden Temple by Indira Gandhi. However, the two friends received fantastic hospitality throughout. John compares these countries 50 years on, seeing the economic collapse in Greece and the refugees crisis in the Balkans.Vince Cable says: 'This is a really interesting piece of work, which blends personal anecdote and adventure with the history and politics of the places visited on an epic journey. We are reminded that today's tourist traps in the Balkans and Turkey, not to mention the Punjab, have a terrible history. But the kindness of the people that hitch hikers have to trust shines through as does the strength of the friendship of John and Andrew who made this journey of a lifetime.'
Book Synopsis The World by Hitchhiking by : Ludovic Hubler
Download or read book The World by Hitchhiking written by Ludovic Hubler and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-10 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A business school is everything but a hitchhikers' training place. Its main objective is to train tomorrow's business leaders and decision-makers and prepare them for the work environment. But Ludovic Hubler from Alsace in France, a graduate of Strasbourg Business School, chose to break with the traditional educational mould and do things differently... When he obtained his Master's Degree at the age of 24, he believed that discovering the realities of the world was a necessary prelude to embarking on a professional career. That's why on 1st January, 2003, he started off on a 'tour of mankind' that he likes to call his "Life PhD". His adventure lasted five years, during which he travelled the world solely by means of hitch-hiking in every conceivable form. From "boat-hitching" across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to "ice-breaker hitching" to reach Antarctica, to crossing the Sahara desert or passing through countries such as Colombia and Afghanistan, Ludovic put his thumb to the test in all imaginable situations. His experiences and meetings were vast and varied. Among the most outstanding, the Dalai Lama received him at his home in Dharamsala in India, but equally interesting were the thousands of students from all walks of life with whom Ludovic shared his adventures on the road. A total of 5 years travelled, spanning 106,000 miles and 59 countries, hundreds of lectures given and lifts from more than 1,300 people received, give an idea of the extent and richness of the journey. More than recounting an extreme feat, this book traces an extraordinary human adventure where you're transported by the wind of freedom.This book was awarded "Prix Pierre Loti", the best travel book in France. It was translated in numerous languages (arabic, korean...)
Download or read book Eastern Horizons written by Levison Wood and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Levison Wood was only 22 when he decided to hitch-hike from England to India through Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he wasn't the conventional follower of the hippy trail. A fascination with the deeds of the early explorers, a history degree in the bag, an army career already planned and a shoestring budget of 750 pounds - including for the flight home - he was determined to find out more about the countries of the Caucasus and beyond - and meet the people who lived and worked there. Eastern Horizons is a true traveller's tale in the tradition of the best of the genre, populated by a cast of eccentric characters; from mujahideen fighters to the Russian mafia. Along the way he meets some people who showed great hospitality, while others would rather have murdered him ...
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Book Synopsis Hand to Mouth to India by : Tom Thumb
Download or read book Hand to Mouth to India written by Tom Thumb and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom was 20 years old, broke and wanted to go to India. So he packed up his clarinet, toothbrush and sleeping bag and hitchhiked there with no money at all. Braving hunger, deserts, amoebas and rape attempts by frustrated truck drivers, Tom followed in the footsteps of the orginal hippies and arrived in Goa with less than a dollar to his name. -I bet this guy never worked a day in his life.- Howard Marks
Download or read book Undaunted written by Shane Dustin and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever passed a hitchhiker and wondered what it would be like to hit the road and wander the back roads of America? There's something mysterious, and almost romantic, about the free spirit of a hitchhiker. And despite the inherent dangers of accepting rides from strangers, during the 1960s and 1970s, catching rides on your thumb and the kindness of strangers was a rite of passage for many young people with nowhere special to go, and nothing to do-other than meet people and see the world. Undaunted is a travelogue of discovery, wrapped in the culture of a restless time in America when young men and women took to the roads to find themselves. The author shares his hitchhiking adventures in this book and takes you along for the ride as he explores America penniless and homeless, on the wheels of a lust for the open road, the generosity of strangers, and a restless yearning to see what is around the next bend in the road.
Book Synopsis Amazon Hitchhiker: A Woman's Adventures from Canada to Brazil by : Alycin Hayes
Download or read book Amazon Hitchhiker: A Woman's Adventures from Canada to Brazil written by Alycin Hayes and published by Echo Hill Productions. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Move over Indian Jones, you have met your match." -The Little Black Dress author Leo Hines "A rip-roaring adventure that is also thought provoking" -Live Your Bucket List author Julia Goodfellow-Smith "A fascinating adventure...when backpacking was in its infancy." -Adventure She Magazine editor Jane Harries AMAZON HITCHHIKER is the true story of Alycin Hayes, a young woman who hitchhikes alone in the 1970s across the USA, Mexico, and Central America to the Amazon Basin. On the spur of the moment, she buys an old dugout canoe thinking she can paddle from Colombia to Brazil. Without enough food or even a map she soon discovers the Amazon rainforest is not the idyllic paradise she had imagined. She forges her way through this challenging, sometimes mystical adventure, facing life-threatening obstacles, while falling in love along the way. With candid honesty and a lifesaving sense of humor, Hayes has written an account of her travels that you won't be able to put down.
Book Synopsis It's a Small World, Till You Try Walking 'round It! by : David L. Phillips
Download or read book It's a Small World, Till You Try Walking 'round It! written by David L. Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Undaunted written by Shane Dustin and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Coming of Age True Adventure and Travelogue, focusing on the American West.Undaunted is a true story of a young man's adventures and travails as a hitchhiker on the highways of the American Southwest and Pacific Northwest during the 1970s. The story is a culmination of true adventure, self help philosophy, and travelogue, rolled into a personal and somewhat eclectic narrative.Have you ever passed a hitchhiker and wondered what it would be like to hit the road and wander the back roads of America?There's something mysterious, and almost romantic, about the free spirit of a hitchhiker. And despite the inherent dangers of accepting rides from strangers, during the 1960s and 1970s, catching rides on your thumb and the kindness of strangers was a rite of passage for many young people with nowhere special to go, and nothing to do-other than meet people and see the world.Undaunted is a travelogue of discovery, wrapped in the culture of a restless time in America when young men and women took to the roads to find themselves. The author shares his hitchhiking adventures in this book and takes you along for the ride as he explores America penniless and homeless, on the wheels of a lust for the open road, the generosity of strangers, and a restless yearning to see what is around the next bend in the road, with a hitchhiker's guide to the Pacific West style.This is the large print edition.
Book Synopsis Holy Hitchhiking Foreign Highways by : Vernon G. Elgin
Download or read book Holy Hitchhiking Foreign Highways written by Vernon G. Elgin and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOLY HITCHIKING FOREIGN HIGHWAYS relates an odyssey on four Continents. Vernon Elgin began hitchhiking rural dirt roads in Pennsylvania when he was an adolescent. He graduated from dirt and asphalt to concrete, from Armstrong County Route 210, to Pennsylvania Route 422, to U.S. Route 66. Most of his hitchhiking conveyed him to work or college; all of it afforded him pleasure and adventure. He frequently broached religion as a topic of conversation with the driver. More often than not he received a stimulating response. He credits his education on the road for contributing to his future clergy profession.
Download or read book Made in India written by Biddu and published by Read Out Loud Publishing LLP. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child, Biddu dreamt of going west and making it big as a composer. At the age of sixteen, he formed a band and started playing in a cafe in Bangalore, his home town, At eighteen, he was part of a popular act at Trinca's, a nightclub in Calcutta devoted to food, wine and music, At nineteen, he had college students in Bombay dancing to his music. In his early twenties, he left the country and ended up hitchhiking across the Middle East before arriving in London with only the clothes on his back and his trusty guitar. What followed were years of hardship and struggle but also great music and gathering fame. From the nine million selling "Kung Fu Fighting" to the iconic youth anthem of "Made in India" and the numerous hits in between. Biddu's music made him a household name in India and elsewhere. In this first public account of all that came his way: the people, the events,the music tours and companies Biddu writes with a gripping sense of humor about his remarkable journey with its fairy tale ending. Charming, witty, and entirely likable, Biddu is a man you are going to enjoy getting to know.
Book Synopsis Round Ireland with a Fridge by : Tony Hawks
Download or read book Round Ireland with a Fridge written by Tony Hawks and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-03-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's experiences hitchhiking on a bet all the way around Ireland with a small refrigerator, and shares his impressions of the people and places along the way.
Book Synopsis Nobody Hitchhikes Anymore by : Ed Griffin-Nolan
Download or read book Nobody Hitchhikes Anymore written by Ed Griffin-Nolan and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Griffin-Nolan's Nobody Hitchhikes Anymore is an "act of loving rebellion" (Sean Kirst, Buffalo News) and a travelogue about a changing society and the people who lifted him up.
Book Synopsis A Land of Two Halves by : Joe Bennett
Download or read book A Land of Two Halves written by Joe Bennett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After ten years in New Zealand, Joe Bennett asked himself what on earth he was doing there. Other than his dogs, what was it about these two small islands on the edge of the world that had kept him - an otherwise restless traveller - for really much longer than they seemed to deserve? Bennett thought he'd better pack his bag and find out. Hitching around both the intriguingly named North and South Islands, with an eye for oddity and a taste for conversation, Bennett began to remind himself of the reasons New Zealand is quietly seducing the rest of the world.
Download or read book Eastern Horizons written by Levison Wood and published by Hodder Paperbacks. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Levison Wood was only 22 when he decided to hitch-hike from England to India through Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he wasn't the conventional follower of the hippy trail. A fascination with the deeds of the early explorers, a history degree in the bag, an army career already planned and a shoestring budget of £750 - including for the flight home - he was determined to find out more about the countries of the Caucasus and beyond - and meet the people who lived and worked there. EASTERN HORIZONS is a true traveller's tale in the tradition of the best of the genre, populated by a cast of eccentric characters; from mujahideen fighters to the Russian mafia. Along the way he meets some people who showed great hospitality, while others would rather have murdered him...
