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Around the world in 80 trains

Author - Monisha Rajesh

Publisher - Bloomsbury

Book length - 318 pages

Price - 20£



Cover looks very beautiful , eye catching and thoughtfully made with relevant presentation keeping in mind the thee of this book.


Aesthetically this book marks the top places in best looking books I will say .


I have lived in 3 different states in India and would do long train journeys to visit our native places thrice a year. Even the tpurs and travels we have done were majorly through trains . This book talks about international vosits but still it had potential to bring back bitter and sweet memories of my childhood.


The colour print outs inside of different places with high resolution make this read very delightful.


Narration is heart touching . A travelogue that not only describes the scenic beauty in a smooth breezy way making it easy to visualize but author through these pages takes us with her to all the different places like Great wall of China , Lake Baikal of Russia , Lassa of Tibet. From mountain to landscapes , to every beautiful experience she had on her way to even the hurdles of long journey describing altitude sicnkness and support of family are also shared.


Divided into different chapters with intriguing titles this book touches upon an important fact that travel not only is a mode of adventure but it is a way to venture the conscious and sub conscious part of our mind.

It talks about the ethnic differences , cultural diversity , History of China , Kazakistan , london , Tibet , Russia , Mongolia , the people they met there , and established human relationship shows we are connected through compassion.


The scenic beauties of the places , the thoughts of the author and such beautiful things make this book a way to encourage you to travel , venture into unknown and expience the diversity of human culture worldwide.


One of a kind book that feels like breath of fresh air in mundane life . Language is kept simple and lucid.