Sunday 13 March 2011

Newsham, Brad "Take me with you"

Newsham, Brad "Take me with you" - 2000

A travel book with a twist. An American travels around the world, 100 days backpacking. The twist? He invites one of the people he meets to visit him in America. Someone who could never travel anywhere.

Interesting and very informative description of several countries, he stays in the Philippines, in India, then Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and finally South Africa. With every person you try to guess whether he will take this one back home.

I love travel books, that way I can travel the world without spending more than about 10 Euros for the book. What I love about this one is, that the author doesn't just visit the most famous places, he also takes the time to really get to know the people. Whether his decision is the "correct one", I don't know. I probably would have invited someone else but I believe they all would have deserved it.

From the back cover:

"'Someday, when I am rich, I am going to invite someone from my travels to visit me in America.'

Brad Newsham was a twenty-two-year-old travelling through Afghanistan when he wrote this in his journal. Fourteen years later, he's a Yellow Taxi driver working in San Francisco. He's not rich, but he has never forgotten his vow.

Take Me With You is the compelling account of his journey through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa as he searches for the right person - someone who couldn't afford to leave their own country, let alone holiday in the West. Newsham's story will change the way you think about your life and the lives of those you meet when you travel.

Who does he invite home? Read
Take Me With You and find out..."

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4 comments:

  1. THANKS for sharing.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Blog

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  2. You are welcome, Elizabeth. I've been rather quiet lately, not feeling too well. Hope I can pop round to your blog soon, as well.

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  3. Sounds interesting. I also enjoy travel books, especially with a twist. I presume he did invite someone to visit him? Or? Is it in the book?

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    1. Oh yes, he did. And it is in the book. I believe he wrote about it in one of his further books, as well but I haven't read any of them. Too many books, too little time. One day ...
      Thanks, Lisbeth.

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