TravTalk India Online Magazine
Author and Critique Rama Joshi offers a compelling review of ‘What Next? Recollections of an Inveterate Voyager’, a travelogue by CP Sharma, Managing Director, Neptune Travco.
Belonging to the genre of a travelogue, the book is also a kind of bildungsroman. This book is akin to a very big travel bag bursting from its seams. There is an encyclopaedia of information in terms of a plethora of facts, picturesque details, in-depth study of men and manners, culture and tribes, graphic details in words and pictures, bold adventure tips, excellent resource material and much more. The book is not only about the author’s visit to over 70 countries and places, but also chronicles history, geography, economy, art, architecture of the places visited. The author has embarked upon a massive project that affords delights of mystery, exploration, adventure, diversity of cuisine along with a wide range of activities, impossible to mention and contain. Some enchanting vignettes stand out, like the mountainous beauty of Bhutan, the Ferrari trips in Italy, information on hill tribes of Thailand and islands of Fiji, the author’s interesting response to Turkish hamams and Polynesian spas and Glow-worm caves of New Zealand among many others. The storytelling skill, fluid narration and commentary of the author, which sounds like friendly banter, take the reader along in the journey which is physical, emotional, educative and explorative.
“It is a marathon project, not a time pass; it is not a book to read, but to savour & keep.”
(Views expressed are of Author and Critique Rama Joshi. The publication may or may not subscribe to them.)
To know more about the book, contact the author at:
Cdr CP Sharma
M: +919810119442
Email: cp@neptunetravco.com
‘What Next? Recollections of an Inveterate Voyager’ is also available on Amazon. Order your copy today at either of the following links:
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