Around the World in 349 Days

In 1975 an unworldly Western Australian youth sets off to circumnavigate the globe over 349 consecutive days. His international journey begins with a ship's passage from Melbourne, through the Panama Canal, to England, then hitchhiking and local public transport through Europe and North Africa. He returns home via the 'Hippie Trail', rambling overland across South and Southeast Asia.This book is a transcription of his Collins Diary and letters sent home, with annotated tourist brochure...
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In 1975 an unworldly Western Australian youth sets off to circumnavigate the globe over 349 consecutive days. His international journey begins with a ship's passage from Melbourne, through the Panama Canal, to England, then hitchhiking and local public transport through Europe and North Africa. He returns home via the 'Hippie Trail', rambling overland across South and Southeast Asia.This book is a transcription of his Collins Diary and letters sent home, with annotated tourist brochure snippets, and contemporary explanations, expansions, and reflections. Brochure snippets, postcards and other picture content are in Colour in this Edition. The narrative is a travel adventure, but it also charts the development of a young man from sheltered suburban naiveté to a nascent worldliness. An adventure from a recent but bygone era.