Travels in the Asian World
by Carol Miller, Carol Miller, Msn, RN-BC
Category: Travel

Everyone dreams of travel to faraway lands, and of fantastic adventures along the way, in the company of strange and remarkable people. Yet the modern world would seem to have buried the exotic in packaged tours. Not, however, for Carol Miller. With her curious camera, and tireless pen and notebook, she flies, walks, rides, rows and peddles, documenting what she sees, while she reinforces her notes and pictures with books, letters, descriptions and testimonials. Then she assembles her vast archives; these are the stuff of those dreams of travel. Every one of the five "books" in this volume is therefore an informed incursion into the region's art and history, how they came to be, and where they fit into the fabric of the world's culture. At the same time we are privileged to share Carol Miller's powerful insights, while an outrageous landscape unfolds from the top of a hill, or we are scooped up in manic traffic, or we peer into a ruined temple, a fisherman's hut, a bustling market, a quiet river. An unusual book from the restless mind of a unique observer.