false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168915407m/37438.jpg 37438 8 Hitchhiker Will Ferguson experiences Japan in the most unusual way when he treks the length of the country from south to north by thumb. 37308 1998 Hokkaido Highway Blues total:239|5:77|4:108|3:44|2:8|1:2| 239 967 369 48 4 1 false false Thu May 29 05:59:02 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 07:27:40 -0700 2008
Being an Asian-American, I can see both sides of the espy. It is easy to relate to the often awkward, big-...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 19:29:38 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 07:54:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:42:12 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:51:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 13 17:43:12 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 18:00:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 08:45:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:09:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 16:45:56 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 16:45:56 -0700 2009
The main thing I enjoyed was Wil Ferguson's writing style. He has this fantastic ability to be poetic in one paragraph:

I think I caught Niigata on a bad day. E...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 21:19:44 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 21:19:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:47:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 15:47:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 08 22:06:26 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 27 11:26:37 -0800 2008 Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, this is another wonderful travel narrative, full of vivid descriptions, fascinating conversations with ordinary people, and lots of humor. After teaching English in Japan for several years, Ferguson decides, almost on a whim, to follow the cherry blosso...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 31 08:08:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 21:47:15 -0700 2009
He does just the right amount of digressing into historical or cultural issues to give context to his travels.

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