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Rory Stewart decided to walk across Afghanistan. Shootings still going on here and there. Nine feet of snow in places along the way. Walking.
He made it, but heaven only knows how. What makes us set goals like this? And then actually do them?
But how else would I ever have visited a place like this? I don't think I've ever visited so many people that are so isolated from the world. Lots of wonderful hospitality. Lots of scary moments.
It was Stewart's pictures I liked the best. Drawings of pe ...more
He made it, but heaven only knows how. What makes us set goals like this? And then actually do them?
But how else would I ever have visited a place like this? I don't think I've ever visited so many people that are so isolated from the world. Lots of wonderful hospitality. Lots of scary moments.
It was Stewart's pictures I liked the best. Drawings of pe ...more
A remarkable story by a very remarkable man. Stewart was either brave or mad enough to walk across Afghanistan right after the ill-advised American invasion in 2001--in the winter, mostly alone and unarmed. His insights on the people, the way of the life, and history are all fascinating, and his criticism of western involvement in places ill-understood by us is sharp and wise. A must-read for all who support our neo-colonial adventures, whether fascistic neocons or well-meaning but all too often
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