{"product_id":"9781481782098","title":"Backpacking With A Bunion: A Journey of Discovery and Adventure in South-East Asia by Terry Grigg","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Backpacking With A Bunion’ is a travelogue of discovery and adventure across the countries of S E Asia. The journey begins in Bangkok - where else; and ends up on the island of Flores in Indonesia. My story as a mature ‘gapper’ is outlined in the Introduction, as well as some of the highlights from my trip. The reader if so inclined could follow my journey on a map - it works quite well as a jigsaw, though I have certainly left plenty of room for flexibility and spontaneity. Travel, like life is not always straightforward, but that’s the joy in it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e   Each chapter is given a descriptive heading to provide a unique flavour to the areas visited. They are roughly in chronological order to give a sense of continuity to my travelling over a period of eighteen months, but could stand alone as set pieces. I have tried to make the book as varied as possible with various quotations, travellers' tales and humour and more serious religious, cultural, political and environmental observations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e   I have included some facts and figures (where appropriate) on history, geography, transport arrangements, places of interest and personal experiences, thus painting a picture in words of sights, sounds and happenings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e   The book concludes with S E Asia in a nutshell, a summary of what the traveller might expect and emphasising that travelling changes the traveller. And hopefully reading this book will change the reader’s perspective too. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144643985648,"sku":"9781481782098","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481782098_p0.jpg?v=1763624267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481782098","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}