This book is less about the style and writing and is instead about the tale. It is a story about travelling and the experiences that accompany it, without the dress of decoratively crafted writing. It is overflowing with a certain attitude that is both infectious and empowering and shows more than anything else why he undertook his journey and, just as importantly for a young person like myself (I'm 23), HOW he did it. It flings wide open the door of possibility and illustrates the width of the spectrum of options that exist for those who want to travel. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to explore the world, but especially to young people who don't necessarily know how they can go about it, where they want to go and whether they need a plan (as well as being pretty open about the author's emotional experiences).
This is an account of a specific way of doing this and is ultimately invaluable in showing the role of luck and chance encounters in the process: In fact it shows that, rather than being especially lucky, Hap was typical in the sense that the encountering random opportunity is inevitable, if one puts themselves in that situation. It is, basically, a hopeful book.
An easy, quick but rewarding read. A road map for how to be young and travel the world without a plan.
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