In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, here is a riveting work of narrative non-fiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India--one of dozens of tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley. For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for a getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained... Celý popis
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In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, here is a riveting work of narrative non-fiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India--one of dozens of tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley.
For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for a getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained from adolescence in wilderness survival, was one such seeker.
In his early thirties Shetler quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey: across America by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand and Nepal, in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters, while also documenting his travels on
For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for a getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained from adolescence in wilderness survival, was one such seeker.
In his early thirties Shetler quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey: across America by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand and Nepal, in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters, while also documenting his travels on
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