Book description
'I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the
one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.'
Ruskin Bond's travel writing is unlike what is found in most
travelogues, because he will take you to the smaller, lesser-known
corners of the country, acquaint you with the least-famous locals there,
and describe the flora and fauna that others would have missed. And if
the place is well known, Ruskin leaves the common tourist spots to find
a small alley or shop where he finds colourful characters to engage in
conversation. Tales of the Open Road is a collection of Ruskin Bond's
travel writing over fifty years. Here, you will encounter a tonga ride
through the Shivaliks, a hidden waterfall near Rishikesh, walks along
the myriad streets of Delhi (one of which used to be the richest in
Asia), trips down the Grand Trunk Road, stopovers in little tea stalls
in the hills around Mussoorie, and an excursion to the icy source of the
Ganga at over ten thousand feet above sea level. Enriched by rare
photographs that Ruskin took during his travels, Tales of the Open Road
is a celebration of small-town and rural India by its most engaging
chronicler.
