A hole in my boot Southern India to Everest Basecamp eBook Anne Margaret Oliver Joanne Mercia Zorkendorfer
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An adventure which starts in the warm tropical area of Kerala in Southern India. It follows the holiday of Mother and Daughter. They travel in Rajasthan and eventually travel to Nepal, where they trek to Everest Base Camp. Not only does the book take the reader on a journey, it describes the organisation required. An essential book for those who want an adventure but keep putting things off. The book briefly deals with Annes medical problem at the end and the benefit to her health this trip had on her.
A hole in my boot Southern India to Everest Basecamp eBook Anne Margaret Oliver Joanne Mercia Zorkendorfer
I agree with the author about that, but I think a traveler to India usually does BOTH and frequently at the same time!Several months ago, I read WE'RE ON A REEF, Anne and Dick Oliver's story of crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat. She refers to the extended trip she and their daughter made to India and Nepal several years before, so I was particularly interested to read this account of their trip It appeals to me a great deal more than the sailboat cruise, although Bob's Mum had a point when she dismissed both ideas with a heart-felt, "You're mad!"
Anne and Joanne spent a week at a health resort in southern India, then flew to Mumbai and spent 17 days with a driver hitting the famous sights of northern India. They visited the usual tourist attractions in Jaipur, Agra, and New Delhi and (at the fervent urging of their driver) more temples than they EVER wanted to see. Like most Indians, he regarded temple visiting as the first item on any agenda and was disappointed that they passed up so many. He confided that his favorite customers were Italian tourists, who are always up for a temple visit. (I wonder why?) According to him, Japanese tourists are the worst offenders in this respect. Maybe they get a bellyful of temple-visiting at home!
Along the way, the author made the observations common to western women visiting India: the dirt, the heat, the startling contrast between the fabulous buildings and the grinding poverty, the constant sound of crows and car horns, the feeling of having stepped back in time by several centuries, the relief of getting a Coke, and the realization that EVERYONE you meet will claim to have a cousin living in your home town! Then it was on to Nepal and a ten-day trek to the Mt. Everest Base Camp.
They made it to the camp, thanks to Anne's determination and the encouragement of their guide and Sherpa "bearer." The image of Rajendra pushing Anne up the steep places while saying cheerfully, "Come on, Mamma!" reminds me of why we go to India in the first place. What makes this book even more amazing is that Anne Oliver was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease when she was only 43-years-old and has been surviving and thriving since then. She's a woman of courage, charm, and humor and I'm happy to have had a chance to get to know her and her family through these two books.
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A hole in my boot Southern India to Everest Basecamp eBook Anne Margaret Oliver Joanne Mercia Zorkendorfer Reviews
Loved this personal account of a mother-daughter trip. The descriptive language allowed me to visualise, hear, taste, smell and feel every step of the way!
I agree with the author about that, but I think a traveler to India usually does BOTH and frequently at the same time!
Several months ago, I read WE'RE ON A REEF, Anne and Dick Oliver's story of crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat. She refers to the extended trip she and their daughter made to India and Nepal several years before, so I was particularly interested to read this account of their trip It appeals to me a great deal more than the sailboat cruise, although Bob's Mum had a point when she dismissed both ideas with a heart-felt, "You're mad!"
Anne and Joanne spent a week at a health resort in southern India, then flew to Mumbai and spent 17 days with a driver hitting the famous sights of northern India. They visited the usual tourist attractions in Jaipur, Agra, and New Delhi and (at the fervent urging of their driver) more temples than they EVER wanted to see. Like most Indians, he regarded temple visiting as the first item on any agenda and was disappointed that they passed up so many. He confided that his favorite customers were Italian tourists, who are always up for a temple visit. (I wonder why?) According to him, Japanese tourists are the worst offenders in this respect. Maybe they get a bellyful of temple-visiting at home!
Along the way, the author made the observations common to western women visiting India the dirt, the heat, the startling contrast between the fabulous buildings and the grinding poverty, the constant sound of crows and car horns, the feeling of having stepped back in time by several centuries, the relief of getting a Coke, and the realization that EVERYONE you meet will claim to have a cousin living in your home town! Then it was on to Nepal and a ten-day trek to the Mt. Everest Base Camp.
They made it to the camp, thanks to Anne's determination and the encouragement of their guide and Sherpa "bearer." The image of Rajendra pushing Anne up the steep places while saying cheerfully, "Come on, Mamma!" reminds me of why we go to India in the first place. What makes this book even more amazing is that Anne Oliver was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease when she was only 43-years-old and has been surviving and thriving since then. She's a woman of courage, charm, and humor and I'm happy to have had a chance to get to know her and her family through these two books.
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