Around the World in 349 Days
A Diary 1975
Published on 2. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-0-6457153-1-6 (ISBN)
Description
A transcription of Western Australian youth's 1975 diary tracking his journey as he circumnavigates the globe over 349 consecutive days.
His international journey begins with a ship's passage from Melbourne, through the Panama Canal, to England, then hitchhiking and local public transport through Europe and North Africa. He returns home via the 'Hippie Trail', rambling overland across South and Southeast Asia.
Included are letters sent home, with annotated tourist brochure snippets, and contemporary explanations, expansions, and reflections.
A travel adventure from a recent but bygone era; it charts the development of a young man from sheltered suburban naiveté to a nascent worldliness.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-6457153-1-6 (9780645715316)
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Person
Forty-plus years since travelling and hitchhiking 'Around the World in 349 Days', Jeff Harrison returned to London in 1996 as an information technology contractor after completing his Bachelor of Science. He began his working life with government departments in Perth, Western Australia, before transferring to the far north-west Kimberley region. Later years he worked in the mining industry in the Kimberleys. After eight years in London, he quietly retired to Byron Bay in northern New South Wales. Most days he enjoys his garden and mucking about with oil paints in his home studio. He also enjoys a glass of wine with dinner, if it's not an allotted alcohol-free day.