Get on the Magic Bus
December 11th, 2008 Posted in Perceptive Travel, Travel books, contests
Two years ago we ran a story from Rory MacLean in Perceptive Travel titled: Dark Side of the Moon in Iran. This was around the time when his last book came out, titled Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to India.
The problem was, as great as our buddy Rory may be, he hasn’t had much luck with U.S. distribution of his titles. That all changed this year when the whole lot of the back catalog hit the shelves, including Next Exit Magic Kingdom. See an excerpt of that one here: Sunbathing with Ghosts in Cassadaga.
Finally, Magic Bus will hit the shelves the first week of January. But we’re way ahead of the game and have an advance copy with your name on it. Just leave a note in the comments with your real e-mail address (only I will see it) and I’ll pick one person at random to ship the book out to. Since I’ll be in year-end office cleaning mode, I’ll throw in a few other mystery goodies from the stash. To make this more fun, answer a simple question: where are you going next, and why?
Winner picked December 23, so post your comment before then. Since there aren’t enough links in here already, here’s an interview with Rory MacLean.
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7 Responses to “Get on the Magic Bus”
By Aubrey on Dec 11, 2008
I’ll be heading to Belize for a work conference/vacation in March, a trip in the planning stages to take my mother to a Mexican spa this year for her Christmas/thanks-for-helping-so-much-getting-me-through-veterinary-school-in-one-piece-with-only-minor-psychological-damage. I’ll also be exploring the Pacific Northwest rafting, camping, etc over the next few months, and planning a 3 months backpacking trip through SE Asia and India for maybe 2010. But the school loans are finally kicking in during February, so we will see if I can keep up this pace.
By Wendy U on Dec 11, 2008
My next non-work trip will be a roadtrip through New England. Lots of reasons, but this is the most fun one – the Vermont Cheese Trail
http://www.vtcheese.com/cheesetrail.htm
By Laura on Dec 12, 2008
this guide sounds so incredible! i have just began researching an extended trip to the middle east and this would be such a fantastic way to add to that.
By Harold on Dec 14, 2008
I’m headed to into mountainous Gunma prefecture from Tokyo to spend xmas morning waking up surrounded by dispassionate, yet cheerfully naked strangers in the snow and superheated waters.
By Gary on Dec 15, 2008
OK, Tim, I can’t resist.
My next extended trip will be to my neighborhood bar, where I’ll be crying over the net loss of my funds meant to go toward inebriating myself in a neighborhood bar in some distant locale.
Happy Holidays, and thanks so much for all the GREAT posts! Have fun in Peru!
g.
By John on Dec 20, 2008
I’m headed to Easter Island. Why? Why not?
By tim on Dec 26, 2008
Six names went into a hat and only one came out. Gary, you’re the champ. I sent you an e-mail but if you didn’t get it look me up at timleffel.com and send me your address.