Around the world in 65 years - by Biku Ghosh (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>It all started as eight-year-old learning to ride running trains to see the world.</strong></p><p><strong>My quest then continued for the next six decades.</strong></p><p><strong>This travel memoir documents early adventures - travelling the Golden triangle without a ticket; training as a mountaineer and climbing lofty peaks in the Himalayas; working with Red Cross during the Bangladesh war; hitchhiking across Europe and almost thrown off a Bulgarian train mistaken as an American, and volunteering after a super cyclone in Andhra, burying rotten animals.</strong></p><p><strong>The journey then continues over seventy-five countries in all seven continents - taking a plunge in Antarctic waters and giving away a proxy daughter in a North Pole wedding; scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef and skydiving in New Zealand; climbing Kilimanjaro, Stok Kangri and trekking to Everest Base camps in Nepal and in Tibet; voyage in the Galapagos. And of having close encounters with wild animals, such as Galapagos seals, Antarctic penguins and minke whales, tigers in India, grizzlies in Alaska, gorillas in the mist, all the big five in Africa and swimming with the giant whale shark.</strong></p><p><strong>This book also narrates an account of the human spirit and its warmth, even in despair, witnessed and shared during volunteering in twelve countries on five continents including Ethiopia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mongolia and Sierra Leone.</strong></p><p><strong>After sleeping in an Igloo under the dancing Aurora in Greenland in March 2020, my world stopped temporarily.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>During my recent community volunteering, I have been spending time with an 83-year-old engineer with severe dementia who used to travel abroad a lot. He loved looking at the world maps and pictures of places. He could remember nothing but only had glimpses of memory hearing the names of places or seeing them on the map or the picture would say, 'I think I have been there.' </strong></p><p><br></p><p>'Memory is like a fiction' wrote Haruki Murakami.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Soon as I began writing this book, memories flooded back with astonishing detail. I want to hold on to them and share it with the future generation.</strong></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Literary Titan Book Awards March 2021<p></p><p>Editorial review by Literary Titan</p><p>Author Biku Ghosh shares a detailed account of amazing life lived over six decades and reaching all corners of the globe. Biku Ghosh beautifully describes cities and landscapes. Ranging from ancient cities to modern landscapes such as New York. Amazing architectural descriptions are a fantastic feature in this book, whether it be the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or the Empire State Building or the 'quirky' and 'tacky' hotels in Las Vegas. He vividly describes many natural settings such as the "copper colored Colorado River," African deserts, and the Niagara Falls. Biku Ghosh briefly describes his work, but mainly focuses on the sights, food and people he encounters. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>As one of Biku Ghosh's interests is mountain climbing his climbs feature throughout the memoir. Some of the climbs described include: the Himalayas, the highest peak in the British Isles and Mt Kilimanjaro. He describes his joy when reaching the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro. Eventually we hear of Ghosh's climb to the Everest Base Camp. He writes a detailed description of the trip, split into the various stages and mountain heights. Aside from mountain climbing he also describes completing a safari in Africa, raising money for a Breast Cancer charity, scuba dives in Sorrento and the Great Barrier Reef, paragliding and skydiving in New Zealand! There are also photographs throughout the memoir, adding color and bringing life to the story.</p><p>The author's mode of transportation is also a feature of this book. Ghosh describes the type of transport he takes in each journey, from public trains in India, electric buses in Paraguay to taxis in New York. Airplanes of various sizes from large long haul planes to a 12 seater plane to traverse the Grand Canyon. Bus rides vary from local buses, to 45km trips through forests and canyons. All of this really gives you a front seat view of the entire trip, not just the highlights.</p><p>As well as his transport and activity details, mouth-watering meals are a constant in this story: dosa, samosas, yoghurt, roti, Ethiopian coffee and popcorn, boiled shrimp, French Onion soup, almond pastries and numerous servings of ice cream to name but a few! The inclusion of food and meals adds to the depth and authenticity of the memoir.</p><p>The memoir is organized in chronological order, which makes it very easy to follow. At the beginning the sentence structure is quite long and cumbersome, however as the memoirs progress the writing becomes more natural and easier to read.</p><p>Around the World in Sixty-Five Years</em> is an extensive memoir filled with vivid visual descriptions of exotic locations. The travel is extensive, and the anecdotes are always interesting, as are the activities, food, animals and people described. This is an engrossing memoir that will show you how much beauty there is in the world, and inspire you to travel.</p><p> By Literary Titan</p><br>
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