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Eastern horizons : hitchhiking the Silk Road

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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...

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Hodder Paperback
147367624X / 9781473676244
Paperback / softback
09/08/2018
United Kingdom
English
xvi, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), map (black and white)
20 cm
Reprint. Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2017.