Footloose in the Himalaya
- ISBN-10
- 8178240521
- ISBN-13
- 9788178240527
- Category
- Himalaya Mountains Region
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orient Blackswan
- Author
- Bill Aitken
Description
For Aitken, Travel In The Himalaya Is As Much About The Spirit As About Landscapes, Leeches, And Aching Knees. His Intimate Knowledge Of The Himalaya, Absorbed Through A Lifetime Makes This Volume More A Native`S Account Than A Traveller`S.
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