Great Journeys

by Philip Jones Griffiths, etc.

First published in 1989, this book features seven travellers who write about different Colin Thubron on China's Silk Road, Naomi Jones on the Polynesian Islands, Hugo Williams on the Pan-American highway, Miles Kingston on Burma, Norman Stone on the Baltic States, William Shawcross on the Sahara and Philip Jones Griffiths on Vietnam.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Photography

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Freya Stewart · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a varied snapshot of different journeys, some I found more interesting than others. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the Polynesian islands and the people living there, also the journeys along the salt road and the Ho Chi Minh trail . Less interesting was the journey across Russia which you never really heard anything about as the writer spent most of the time talking about the Russian Revolution, which is interesting but not what I signed up for. It would have been nice to watch the documentaries that they were filming when this book was written but I haven't been able to find them anywhere unfortunately. On the whole this was a nice easy read and a nice getaway to different cultures in a time when we are less able to travel.

[Truly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sungguh saya lupa bagaimana kisahnya buku ini bisa mendarat di timbunan tahunan saya. Mungkin ketika saya sedang bersemangat berburu buku dengan banyak gambar, entahlah.

Ada tujuh bagian menarik dari dalam buku ini. Mulai dafri The Silk Road, The Polynesian Triangle, The Pan American Highway, The Burma Road, From The Baltic to The Black Sea, The Salt Road, hingga The Ho Chi Mind Trail.

Foto yang ada membuat narasi menjadi lebih hidup.