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Tales of the Open Road
Tales of the Open Road | Ruskin Bond
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I Have Come To Believe That The Best Kind Of Walk, Or Journey, Is The One In Which You Have No Particular Destination When You Set Out. Ruskin Bond S Travel Writing Is Unlike What Is Found In Most Travelogues, Because He Will Take You To The Smaller, Lesser-Known Corners Of The Country, Acquaint You With The Least-Famous Locals There, And Describe The Flora And Fauna That Others Would Have Missed. And If The Place Is Well Known, Ruskin Leaves The Common Tourist Spots To Find A Small Alley Or Shop Where He Finds Colourful Characters To Engage In Conversation. Tales Of The Open Road Is A Collection Of Ruskin Bond S Travel Writing Over Fifty Years. Here, You Will Encounter A Tonga Ride Through The Shivaliks, A Hidden Waterfall Near Rishikesh, Walks Along The Myriad Streets Of Delhi (One Of Which Used To Be The Richest In Asia), Trips Down The Grand Trunk Road, Stopovers In Little Tea Stalls In The Hills Around Mussoorie, And An Excursion To The Icy Source Of The Ganga At Over Ten Thousand Feet Above Sea Level. Enriched By Rare Photographs That Ruskin Took During His Travels, Tales Of The Open Road Is A Celebration Of Small-Town And Rural India By Its Most Engaging Chronicler.
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Ruskin Bind talks about his travels and walks across north India. Nobody and I mean nobody can talk about the hills, streams and trees of north India like Bond does. He has my heart and soul. (Also, the pencil points to Dehradun, one of his favourite places.) If you haven't read anything by him, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

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"There was a human quietness everywhere."

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