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There Are Other Rivers

Alastair Humphreys•www.amazon.co.uk
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Alastair Humphreys walked across India, from the Coromandel Coast to the Malabar Coast, following the course of a holy river. Walking alone and spending the nights sleeping under the stars, in the homes of welcoming strangers or in small towns and villages, he experienced the dusty enchantment of ordinary, real India on the smallest of budgets. There Are Other Rivers tells the story of the walk through an account of a single day as well as reflecting on the allure of difficult journeys and the eternal appeal of the open road.
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The Walk

The Walk “You can boast about anything if it’s all you have. Maybe the less you have, the more you are required to boast.” This book is not a chronological narrative about walking across India. I did that as I went, sharing my experiences through Twitter. It’s like adventure haiku and a few excerpts should suffice to recount the walk. > I’ve arrived in the glorious madhouse of India. Excited and daunted about beginning the walk. > Munched by mosquitoes, sweating a lot and a bit overwhelmed...

Apr 08, 2020•3 min•Ep. 3

Introduction

Introduction “Beginning has the pleasure of a great stretching yawn; it flashes in the brain and the whole world glows outside your eyes.” “Beep... beepbeepbeepbeep... BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP.” The alarm clock has just taken me on a journey. A journey that passed in an instant but which took me from one world to another. A journey from the magical world of dreams to a completely different one. A new world. A new day. India. Why am I in India? It does not matter that I am in India. This could be anywher...

Apr 07, 2020•18 min•Ep. 2

Author's Note

“For I have discovered that there are other rivers. And this my boys will not know for a long time nor can they be told. A great many never come to know that there are other rivers.” ~ John Steinbeck “Maatraan thottathu malligaikku manam irukkum.” “The far-off jasmine flower smells sweeter.” Author’s Note First of all, here’s what this book is not : • A book about India. • A chronological account of a coast-to-coast walk across southern India. • An epic adventure tale. So what is it? Primarily t...

Apr 06, 2020•7 min•Ep. 1

There Are Other Rivers

Alastair Humphreys walked across India, from the Coromandel Coast to the Malabar Coast, following the course of a holy river. Walking alone and spending the nights sleeping under the stars, in the homes of welcoming strangers or in small towns and villages, he experienced the dusty enchantment of ordinary, real India on the smallest of budgets. There Are Other Rivers tells the story of the walk through an account of a single day as well as reflecting on the allure of difficult journeys and the e...

Jan 21, 2020•8 sec•Ep. 1
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