Just Turn Left at the Mountain

Just Turn Left at the Mountain
Author: Andy Smart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2014-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780992691288

The first unedited version with adult language. When Andy's redundancy money clears in the bank, and with middle age fast approaching, the only realistic course of action is to wave goodbye to the UK and start again. A one way ticket to China please This is one mans light hearted three year account of his numerous attempts and failures of settling down and creating a new life in a different culture. Wanted: A traditional house with sliding screens and curved roofing in quiet Eastern suburbia. Single guy avoiding mid life crisis seeks gorgeous thirty something Chinese girl to live with forever in perfect bliss and harmony. Instead, with the influence of tourism and modernization, any romantic preconceptions of how things should be like in the East quickly go out of the window. With zero Chinese speaking ability and minimal planning, Andy's story starts with a disastrous online romance played out in South China and his great escape. From the first Chinese haircut, to encountering the most fearsome waitress in China, to Chengdu and its famous napalm like hot pot, the journey winds its way from Tibet into Yunnan via one of the most dangerous bus journeys in the world. Across borders he foolishly goes ghost hunting in Cambodia and to the DMZ's 'no mans land' in South Korea. We also take a visit to the eagle hunters of Western Mongolia and the Russian border where Andy manages a Mongolian holiday camp. These are just some of the many dynamite stories, anecdotes and descriptions written in Andy's streetwise style that will make you choke on your breakfast.

Silence on the Mountain

Silence on the Mountain
Author: Daniel Wilkinson
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780822333685

Written by a young human rights worker, "Silence on the Mountain" is a virtuoso work of reporting and a masterfully plotted narrative tracing the history of Guatemala's 36-year internal war, a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.

Backroads & Byways of Georgia: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions (Second)

Backroads & Byways of Georgia: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions (Second)
Author: David B. Jenkins
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2023-06-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 168268685X

A road guide to the Peach State, revised and updated. Georgia’s varying but always lovely landscapes have long made its roads some of the most well-travelled and much-loved in the country. This second edition offers 15 revised and updated drives that provide the ultimate sampling of what the state has to offer. Take a ride down through historic Savannah and the Atlantic Coastal Plain in the south, cruise along the Appalachians in the northwest, or catch sight of the sublime Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia’s northeast. Complete with detailed maps, itineraries, and photos to guide you through every route, be prepared for the best road trips of Georgia. Pack the car and be on your way to comfortable accommodations, great food, and southern charm.