Beyond Timbuktu takes readers on a surprising A-to-Z armchair journeyfrom Albania to Zimbabwethrough over 150 countriessome well-known, many misunderstood.
What if the world was far kinder and more connected than headlines lead us to believe? If smiles were passports?
Best-selling author Catherine DeVrye shares real-life stories beyond bias and borders: skiing in Lebanon, cycling through Lithuania, swimming in Yemen, dining with royalty in Bahrain or sharing pizza with Syrian refugees in Serbia. Through vivid vignettes and surprising moments of shared humanity, she shows us that more unites us than divides us, revealing universal hopes, dreams, love and laughter.
With insight, warmth, humour and unflinching honesty, Catherine shatters stereotypes of often-maligned nations, quietly spotlighting that individuals are usually kinder than their governments.
This isnt a guidebook or tell-all memoirits a rich mosaic of adventures, observations and encounters, illustrating that courage, kindness and connection appear in the most unexpected places.
Whether youre a baby boomer with a passport full of stamps or a backpacker planning your first trip, this book will transport youto places youve been, dream of visiting or never wish to set foot in. If youve ever wanted to explore the world or understand it more deeply beyond media-fuelled fear, heres your invitation
