What an incredible book and an even more incredible journey! Vikram Seth took nearly 2 months from China to India hitchhiking all the way across. His journey starts at Turfan, buried in the Uighur region of western China. The hand-drawn map on the book was immensely useful for understanding the places he mentioned. It is a refreshingly unadulterated account of his travelling of two months. Seth abandones the idea of taking a flight out of Xian or Chengdu. It is a gem of a travelogue. This book would force you ask yourself why you travel.