My Epic 1961-62 Travel Exploits

This book recounts the fascinating story of Gearoid Kilgallen's epic travels in 1961-62, when he ventured with three other young men in a Volkswagen microbus from Ireland to India, and then by various ships from India to Australia, as well as fearlessly hitchhiking much of his way back home from Australia to Ireland on his own. On the way, he had countless unforgettable experiences - meeting Mother Teresa of Calcutta and doing a work stint in her hospital for the sick and dying, doing...
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This book recounts the fascinating story of Gearoid Kilgallen's epic travels in 1961-62, when he ventured with three other young men in a Volkswagen microbus from Ireland to India, and then by various ships from India to Australia, as well as fearlessly hitchhiking much of his way back home from Australia to Ireland on his own. On the way, he had countless unforgettable experiences - meeting Mother Teresa of Calcutta and doing a work stint in her hospital for the sick and dying, doing volunteer work with a retired British army major to help feed India's poor, surviving 26 hours travelling on the roof of a dilapidated Afghan bus, and much more! More than anything else, this is the enthralling story of how one young Irish man learnt from his year of travelling overseas that kindness is the underlying principle animating the universe, to care for each person who crosses one's path in life.