My book, never go trekking … and other stories, was reviewed in the Sunday Times (South Africa) today and people keep asking me what it feels like. I tell them I can’t answer that because I now can’t remember what it felt like before I was reviewed in the Sunday Times. I suppose for the purposes of this blog I would have to equate the feeling to motherhood.
What I can do is share the review by Paul Ash:
“If you really want to know what it’s like to trek the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, ride Chinese trains, find a cheap hotel in Varanasi or survive 101 backpacker afflictions, then read this traveller’s diary of a seven- month journey across India, China and Southeast Asia. The best way of finding out what lies on the road ahead is to ask someone who’s been there — first- hand information trumps a travel guide any day. Van Maasdyk’s diary is more than just a one-woman treatise on how to forsake the pleasures of silk, Prada and — at times — running water, and travel lightly; she’s also a funny raconteur. Available from www.justdone.co.za”
More available at: thetimes.co.za
