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Once Around the Sun: From Cambodia to Tibet Kindle Edition

by Jessica Mudditt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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"Jessica Mudditt's love letter to backpacking has every classic backpacker experience. On the banana pancake trail there are fried tarantulas in Cambodia and bia hoi (fresh beer) in Vietnam, followed by linguistic confusion in China, the odd stomach upset, a touch of altitude sickness and if it gets cold – well, there’s always some hunk to share your sleeping bag with. In fact, as every backpacker is likely to confirm, the kindness of strangers is generally on call.”
– Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet

While nursing a broken heart at the age of 25, Jessica Mudditt sets off from Melbourne for a year of solo backpacking through Asia.

She has spent six years at university, yet still has no idea what she is going to do with the rest of her life. She just knows that she is profoundly curious about other cultures and hungry for new experiences.

Her willingness to try almost anything quickly lands her in a scrape in Cambodia. With the nation's tragic history continuing to play out in the form of widespread poverty, Jessica looks for ways to make a positive impact.

She crosses overland into a remote part of Laos, where friendships form fast and jungle adventures await.

Vietnam is an intoxicating sensory overload, and the hedonism of the backpacking scene reaches new heights.

Jessica is awed by the scale and beauty of China, but she has underestimated the language barrier and begins her time there feeling lost and lonely.

In circumstances that take her by surprise, Jessica finds herself hiking to Mount Everest base camp in Tibet.

From a monks' dormitory in Laos to the steppes of Inner Mongolia, join Jessica as she travels thousands of kilometres across some of the most beautiful and fascinating parts of the planet.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C7P12156
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hembury Books (March 5, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7035 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0975641816
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Jessica Mudditt

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Jessica Mudditt is the author of two memoirs and the founder of Hembury Books.

Her first book is called Our Home in Myanmar and it was published in 2021. Her second book is Once Around the Sun - From Cambodia to Tibet. It's a two-part series, with Kathmandu to the Khyber Pass coming in 2025.

Hembury Books provides nonfiction authors with coaching, editing and self-publishing services.

Jessica is a former journalist whose articles have been published by Forbes, BBC, GQ and Marie Claire, among others.

She spent ten years working as a journalist in London, Bangladesh and Myanmar, before returning home in 2016. She lives in Sydney with her two daughters and two cats.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book bringing many countries to life.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2024
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Once around the sun - a very interesting account of the authors’ travel round several countries. She delves into everyday life as a backpacker on a limited budget and describes each of the places and the people within it.
It brought back great memories of the same places I have visited (albeit on guided tours)!
Looking forward to Jessica Mudditt’s next book.
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