The Great Railway Bazaar

The Great Railway Bazaar

"The Great Railway Bazaar" is a 1975 travelogue written by the American novelist Paul Theroux. It recounts Theroux's four-month journey across Asia by train, travelling through Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, before finally returning via the Trans-Siberian Railway. Many people consider this a classic in the genre of travel writing. [ [http://www.travelliterature.org/reviews/bazaar.shtml Travelliterature.org] ] [ [http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=2-9780618658947-0 Powells.com ] ] The first part of the route, to India, follows the Hippie trail.

Chapters of Book

# The 15:30 - London to Paris
# The Direct-Orient Express
# The Van Golu (Lake Van) Express
# The Tehran Express
# The Night Mail to Meshed
# The Khyber Pass Local
# The Khyber Mail to Lahore Junction
# The Frontier Mail
# The Kalka Mail for Simla
# The Rajdhani ('Capital') Express to Mumbai
# The Delhi Mail from Jaipur
# The Grand Trunk Express
# The Local to Rameswaram
# The Talaimannar Mail
# The 16:25 from Galle
# The Howrah Mail
# The Mandalay Express
# The Local to Maymyo
# The Lashio Mail
# The Night Express from Nong Khai
# The International Express to Butterworth
# The Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur
# The North Star Night Express to Singapore
# The Saigon-Bien Hoa Passenger Train
# The Hue-Da Nang Passenger Train
# The Hatsukari ('Early Bird') Limited Express to Aomori
# The Ozora ('Big Sky') Limited Express to Kyoto
# The Kodama ('Echo') to Osaka
# The Trans-Siberian Railway

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