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Walking Home From Mongolia: Ten Million Steps Through China From the Gobi Desert to the South China Sea

Rob Lilwall

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Walking Home From Mongolia: Ten Million Steps Through China From the Gobi Desert to the South China Sea

by Rob Lilwall
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Walking Home From Mongolia: Ten Million Steps Through China From the Gobi Desert to the South China Sea
Walking Home From Mongolia: Ten Million Steps Through China From the Gobi Desert to the South China Sea

Epic journey; cultural nuances; raw, reflective adventure.

If you've got the spirit of an explorer, "Walking Home from Mongolia" will resonate with you. Rob Lilwall doesn't just walk; he invites you on a vicarious trek through China's heartlands, making you feel every blister and every warm encounter. His journey is as much internal as it is across the vast, contrasting landscapes of China. It's a candid window into both human resilience and the country's rapid transformation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Walking Home From Mongolia: Ten Million Steps Through China From the Gobi Desert to the South China Sea

by Rob Lilwall
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ISBN: 9781444745306
Author: Rob Lilwall
Publisher: Hodder Faith
Date of Publication: 2014-11-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Adventure, Memoir, Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 320 readers)

Description

Starting in the Gobi Desert in winter, adventurer Rob Lilwall sets out on an extraordinary six-month journey, walking almost 5000 kilometres across China. Along the way he and his cameraman Leon brave the toxic insides of China's longest road tunnel, explore desolate stretches of the Great Wall and endure interrogation by the Chinese police. As they walk on through the heart of China, the exuberant hospitality of cave dwellers, coal miners and desert nomads keeps them going, despite sub-zero blizzards and the treacherous terrain. Rob writes with humour and honesty about the hardships of the walk, reflecting on the nature of pilgrimage and the uncertainties of an adventuring career. He also gives a unique insight into life on the road amid the epic landscapes and rapidly industrialising cities of backwater China.
 

Epic journey; cultural nuances; raw, reflective adventure.

If you've got the spirit of an explorer, "Walking Home from Mongolia" will resonate with you. Rob Lilwall doesn't just walk; he invites you on a vicarious trek through China's heartlands, making you feel every blister and every warm encounter. His journey is as much internal as it is across the vast, contrasting landscapes of China. It's a candid window into both human resilience and the country's rapid transformation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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