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Author's Name: Paul Theroux
Paul Therous has written two fascinating books (set apart ting 30 years)
about his train journey starting from London and ending up London going through various countries including India (including Chennai)
The first book written 30 years ago:
The great Railway Bazaar - written 30 years ago
The Great Railway Bazaar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thirty years later, the author took the same route and he described his sentiments the second time (very reflective)
Title: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star on the tracks of the great
railway bazaar
Amazon.com: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar (9780618418879): Paul Theroux: Books
NPR (National Public Radio)
'The Great Railway Bazaar' Revisited : NPR
audio: NPR Media Player
Sort of related can you think of a technology that has regressed since the early 20th century?
Why trains run slower now than they did in the 1920s. - By Tom Vanderbilt - Slate Magazine
I should mention another great travel writer Pico Iyer (who used to write travel columns in New York Times). You may learn more about him and his works in http://www.rolfpotts.com/writers/iyer.html
Paul Therous has written two fascinating books (set apart ting 30 years)
about his train journey starting from London and ending up London going through various countries including India (including Chennai)
The first book written 30 years ago:
The great Railway Bazaar - written 30 years ago
The Great Railway Bazaar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thirty years later, the author took the same route and he described his sentiments the second time (very reflective)
Title: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star on the tracks of the great
railway bazaar
Amazon.com: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar (9780618418879): Paul Theroux: Books
NPR (National Public Radio)
'The Great Railway Bazaar' Revisited : NPR
audio: NPR Media Player
Sort of related can you think of a technology that has regressed since the early 20th century?
Why trains run slower now than they did in the 1920s. - By Tom Vanderbilt - Slate Magazine
I should mention another great travel writer Pico Iyer (who used to write travel columns in New York Times). You may learn more about him and his works in http://www.rolfpotts.com/writers/iyer.html
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