All Roads Lead East Contributor(s): Shaw, Richard Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0993572901 ISBN-13: 9780993572906 Publisher: Papaya Books OUR PRICE: $61.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - India & South Asia - Health & Fitness | Yoga - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Forests & Rainforests |
Physical Information: 1.36" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (3.52 lbs) 500 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Topical - Health & Fitness - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the story of a journey to the East by a young Englishman in the 60's and early 70's, a journey that was perhaps typical of that time, of a striving for escape from a materialistic way of life in a search for the meaning of life. Three attempts are made to reach India, the third being successful. Among many experiences and adventures are a perilous passage through Laos during the Vietnam War to Cambodia and a life-changing confrontation with the ancient world at an almost deserted Angkor; standing on the head of the Giant Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan; living in a paradisiacal retreat in a rainforest; and reaching India on a ship filled with pilgrims and exploring temples and ashrams, studying yoga, and attending a World Parliament of Religions. Work to pay for these travels is on the frontier north of Australia and through a winter in the Yukon. |