The Traveler: An American Odyssey in the HimalayasThis loving memorial to Swift is a moving photographic portrait of Himalayan life, a testimonial to a generation of trekkers and the questing spirit that motivated them. Hansen offers a sage perspective on Swift's adventuring career, placing it in the globe-shrinking change of the last 20 years. 56 color photos. |
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Page 7
... story of how he had once stood up and sung " Why Do Fools Fall in Love " ( Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers ) at a traditional Tibetan wed- ding . At the end of that meal Hugh , who never owned a car , climbed onto his bicy- cle , and ...
... story of how he had once stood up and sung " Why Do Fools Fall in Love " ( Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers ) at a traditional Tibetan wed- ding . At the end of that meal Hugh , who never owned a car , climbed onto his bicy- cle , and ...
Page 24
... stories , but the mind - boggling cast of travelers and international desperadoes was a story in itself : Korean lepidopterists , Mormon missionaries , and madmen dressed in formal evening wear bicycled down roads that led to nowhere ...
... stories , but the mind - boggling cast of travelers and international desperadoes was a story in itself : Korean lepidopterists , Mormon missionaries , and madmen dressed in formal evening wear bicycled down roads that led to nowhere ...
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... story and each night the garlands of marigolds increased . The fol- lowing year he returned to the same place to tell the story again . The emphasis was slightly different each year , because , like all good stories , it can be told in ...
... story and each night the garlands of marigolds increased . The fol- lowing year he returned to the same place to tell the story again . The emphasis was slightly different each year , because , like all good stories , it can be told in ...
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