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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Lebanon is a place of stark beauty, and in 1967 Thubron spent four months there, walking the tracks across the mountains and following the rivers down the valleys. Not only was he there to see the country, but he had the desire to integrate himself with the people. Whilst there he managed to visit almost all the significant cultural and spiritual sites, places that held the secrets of life and death in this ancient land.
Immersing himself in the landscape on his walk, he either stayed with families in the villages he passed through or camped wild out in the hills. Thubron is a careful traveller, taking time to listen to and observe those he meets, never imposing himself nor being confrontational. It was tense when he was there too; he had to have special permission to move in some areas of the country, and towards the end of his journey there came the Six-day War making a complicated region a lot more dangerous.
As with all of his travel books this is a fine piece of writing. His descriptions of the landscape is fantastic too, evoking the remoteness of the ancient ruins. He has a way with people that draws the best out of them, it may be because he was walking and is was not considered a threat, or it might be just because of his manner and attitude. Above all it was a personal quest for him to discover and reflect on his own personal faith and meaning of life as his draws inspiration from an ancient land.
Immersing himself in the landscape on his walk, he either stayed with families in the villages he passed through or camped wild out in the hills. Thubron is a careful traveller, taking time to listen to and observe those he meets, never imposing himself nor being confrontational. It was tense when he was there too; he had to have special permission to move in some areas of the country, and towards the end of his journey there came the Six-day War making a complicated region a lot more dangerous.
As with all of his travel books this is a fine piece of writing. His descriptions of the landscape is fantastic too, evoking the remoteness of the ancient ruins. He has a way with people that draws the best out of them, it may be because he was walking and is was not considered a threat, or it might be just because of his manner and attitude. Above all it was a personal quest for him to discover and reflect on his own personal faith and meaning of life as his draws inspiration from an ancient land.
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Lebanon is a place of stark beauty, and in 1967 Thubron spent four months there, walking the tracks across the mountains and following the rivers down the valleys. Not only was he there to see the country, but he had the desire to integrate himself with the people. Whilst there he managed to visit almost all the significant cultural and spiritual sites, places that held the secrets of life and death in this ancient land.
Immersing himself in the landscape on his walk, he either stayed with families in the villages he passed through or camped wild out in the hills. Thubron is a careful traveller, taking time to listen to and observe those he meets, never imposing himself nor being confrontational. It was tense when he was there too; he had to have special permission to move in some areas of the country, and towards the end of his journey there came the Six-day War making a complicated region a lot more dangerous.
As with all of his travel books this is a fine piece of writing. His descriptions of the landscape is fantastic too, evoking the remoteness of the ancient ruins. He has a way with people that draws the best out of them, it may be because he was walking and is was not considered a threat, or it might be just because of his manner and attitude. Above all it was a personal quest for him to discover and reflect on his own personal faith and meaning of life as his draws inspiration from an ancient land.
Immersing himself in the landscape on his walk, he either stayed with families in the villages he passed through or camped wild out in the hills. Thubron is a careful traveller, taking time to listen to and observe those he meets, never imposing himself nor being confrontational. It was tense when he was there too; he had to have special permission to move in some areas of the country, and towards the end of his journey there came the Six-day War making a complicated region a lot more dangerous.
As with all of his travel books this is a fine piece of writing. His descriptions of the landscape is fantastic too, evoking the remoteness of the ancient ruins. He has a way with people that draws the best out of them, it may be because he was walking and is was not considered a threat, or it might be just because of his manner and attitude. Above all it was a personal quest for him to discover and reflect on his own personal faith and meaning of life as his draws inspiration from an ancient land.