This was a really inspiring read about travel and gives an account of the author's highlights of his lifetime of travel. The author did an amazing job in giving just enough info about his adventures, and gave you a good sense of what his experience was. Rather than hit the airport for a location and see a site or two and cross it off the list, the author really got down and dirty in the countries, talking to the locals, hitch-hiking the backroads, bringing all his possessions into a trusty backpack that's been searched, stolen, lost and was falling apart by the end, to show the wear and tear that he also experienced on his journey. If you are considering any travel in this post covid world, this is a good start to give you an idea of what sounds interesting, and what you would want to avoid at all costs! My question to the author is, what's next? does the world feel smaller now? now that you have seen everywhere on this earth, are you heading to places you really enjoyed? or see some of the places you may not have seen all the regions? also how did you handle the covid travel restrictions? ( )