The Asian Highway, the complete overland guide from Australia to Europe

Jackson Jack and Crampton Ellen

Published by Angus @ Robertson, harcover with dustjacket, illustrated


This book is the most comprehensive compendium of information yet published on the overland route from Turkey to India, or vice versa, including onward shipping to and from Australia. Divided into two parts, the first deals with planning and fitting out of vehicles for the journey, customs and other formalities that will be encountered, food, health and hygiene and a special section covers photography. The second part covers Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal systematically, with complete routes which, besides giving directions and distances in kilometres and miles for both East/West and West/East travellers, also indicate in detail the state of the roads and problems that may be encountered.

A descriptive section on each country gives a thorough survey on sites, towns and areas of scenic beauty worth visiting, many not on the tourists' beaten track, together with listings of hotels, restaurants, campsites and other facilities. There tare overall route maps for each country and plans for all major towns showing main thoroughfares and important buildings or offices. There are also sixteen pages of striking photographs taken en route. Combining perfectly the virtues of a tourist guide and a motorised travellers' manual this is a book which no one planning to journey overland on the Asian Highway can afford to be without.