In january 2002 rory stewart walked across afghanistansurviving by his wits. By the age of 35, rory stewart had immersed himself in cultures of wartorn nations. Rory has this gift to tell stories in such a brutally honest way that you find humor in even the most mundane life experiences. In january 2002, having just spent 16 months walking across iran, pakistan. Stewarts hazardous trek across afghanistan in 2002 is lyrically rendered in this evocative and moving book which blends the boundaries between politics and. The places in between by rory stewart has to be one of my favorite books. The places in between a man and his dog walk across. In january 2002 rory stewart walked across afghanistansurviving by his wits, his knowledge of persian dialects and muslim customs. Trekking across the unknown afghanistan, untouched by war. Stewarts travels in afghanistan were part of a much longer journey, a walk across iran, pakistan, india and nepal. A walk across america by peter jenkins, paperback barnes. He covered 6000 miles on foot alone across afghanistan, pakistan, india and. Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time, afghanistan was in turmoil following the us invasion.
In january 2002, having just spent 16 months walking across iran, pakistan, india, and nepal, stewart began a walk across afghanistan from herat to kabul. The places in between is a travel narrative by rory stewart, a british former member of parliament, writer, and former diplomat, detailing his solo walk across northcentral afghanistan. Harvards rory stewart on his 6,000mile trek through south asia. A walk across afghanistan bu today boston university. The journalist had previously reported there during the war. The author and book to which hes doomed to suffer comparison is robert byron. Although the taliban had been ousted several weeks earlier, stewart was launching a journey through a devastated, unsettled, and unsafe landscape. Paul salopek is one of the few people to have crossed a roadless, mountainous part of afghanistan by foot. Twentyfive years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across america. His first book, the places in between, was an account of his 36day solo walk across afghanistan. I started out searching for myself and my country, peter jenkins. The places in between is a travel narrative by rory stewart, a british former member of parliament, writer, and former diplomat, detailing his solo walk across northcentral afghanistan in 2002.