Beyond the Edge: A Backpacking Trip Around the World
- ISBN-10
- 0967258219
- ISBN-13
- 9780967258218
- Series
- Beyond the Edge
- Category
- Backpacking
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Sagarmatha Press
- Author
- Mike Dennison
Description
At age forty-four, Mike left his home in Seattle, Washington, and headed for Singapore and a fourteen-month journey around the world. Leaving his friends, family, and employment, he set out to realize the dream of worldwide adventure and to begin a search for "the meaning of life."
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Other editions
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- 2002-10-25
- 199 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton Architectural Press
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