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"Hot springs abound throughout Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Unlike in the litigious States, there are no protective barriers between visitors and the boiling, sulfur-spewing natural wonder. So, if you don't mind getting accidentally burned, you can use the springs as you wish." (211)

"Street monkeys abounded in both Nepal and northern India. While most travelers' first impulse was to be charmed by monkeys ('Oh, they look like little people!') ... I met several folks who suddenly had their glasses or watches snatched by monkeys who wouldn't return them without a
'liberation tax' of several bananas ('Oh, they act like people, too.')." (172)

I believe this is my first Mo Willems book. Very different travel book from the last book I read. Easy succinct read, almost made me want to travel again. Hard to think about a year on the road alone. A very “timed” experience in 1990-1991 that is so very different from backpacking and traveling the world today…even as a white guy?