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A Down to Earth Journey Around the World
Riverhead Books
April 2010
On Sale: April 6, 2010
288 pages
ISBN: 1594484422
EAN: 9781594484421
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Non-Fiction
An eye-opening and fascinating journey from an
acclaimed travel writer who circled the globe without ever
leaving the ground.
In this age of globalism
and high-speed travel, Seth Stevenson, the witty, thoughtful
Slate travel columnist, takes us back to a time when
travel meant putting one foot in front of the other, racing
to make connections between trains and buses in remote
transit stations, and wading through the chaos that most
long-haul travelers float 35,000 feet above. Stevenson winds
his way around the world by biking, walking, hiking, riding
in rickshaws, freight ships, cruise ships, ancient ferries,
buses, and the Trans-Siberian Railway-but never gets on an
airplane.
He finds that from the ground, one sees
the world anew-with a deeper understanding of time,
distance, and the vastness of the earth. In this sensational
travelogue, each step of the journey is an adventure, full
of unexpected revelations in every new port, at every bend
in the railroad tracks, and around every street corner.
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