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Take Me with You: A round-the-world journey to invite a stranger home
Brad Newsham
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Description for Take Me with You: A round-the-world journey to invite a stranger home
Paperback. This title is the account of Brad Newsham's journey through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa as he searches for someone to invite back to visit him in America. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 418. Fine copy
'Someday, when I am rich, I am going to invite someone from my travels to visit me in America.'
Brad Newsham was a twenty-two-year-old travelling through Afghanistan when he wrote this in his journal. Fourteen years later, he's a Yellow Taxi driver working in San Francisco. He's not rich, but he has never forgotten his vow.
Take Me With You is the compelling account of his journey through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa as he searches for the right person - someone who couldn't afford to leave their own country, let alone holiday ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553814484
SKU
KSS0001153
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Brad Newsham
Raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC, Brad Newsham has lived in ten of the United States, visited all fifty, and circled the globe four times. Since 1985 he has been a San Francisco yellow taxi driver. He is the author of two travel memoirs, ALL THE RIGHT PLACES: Travelling Light Through Japan, China and Russia and TAKE ME ... Read more
Reviews for Take Me with You: A round-the-world journey to invite a stranger home
'Wherever he goes, he turns strangers into friends with this brilliantly simple question: "What's the best thing that has ever happened to you?" Added to Newsham's sharp eye, gentle wit, adventurous spirit and generous heart, the suspense of "Who does he pick" makes this a perfect travelogue'
Irish Times
'A thoughtful insight into the human side of travel' ... Read more
Irish Times
'A thoughtful insight into the human side of travel' ... Read more