The Places In Between (Page 3)
"I am planning to walk across Afghanistan. From Herat to Kabul. On foot." "I am following the footsteps of Babur, the first emperor of Mughal India. I want to get away from the roads. Journalists, aid workers, and tourists mostly travel by car, but I-- "
This quote may have happend right from the beginning of the book "The Places In Between," but this quote and picture of the old shoes symbolize the long journey Rory Stewart is about to Embark on traveling across the nation of Afghanistan. He is not taking a luxury vacation or even taking a pictureesque trip back packing across Europe, he is walking across the entire distance of Afghanistan on foot. All he has is his shoes and himself and the basic necessities for completing this journey. The shoes are one of the only tangible items on him that hold any monetary value...However, after a journey as demanding as this, the worth of the shoes will greatly depreciate quickly.
Where is the book citation and the image citation???
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