- Overview
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We don't know much about South America. Writer Noh Donghyo, who wrote one of the funnest travellogues in Korea, presents a multi-dimensional story about the two and a half circles around the South American continent over about 800 days. Even though so many travel guides introduce South America as a place of "poor security, countless outlaws, pickpockets and robberies" all over the continent, Noh looks for the most humble lodgings and meets with locals rather than European or North American backpackers or tourists. Flying back from the opposite side of the globe, traveler Noh Donghyo introduces South America as such a highly attractive travel destination that people will surely overcome the anxiety and discomfort they have about the continent.
- Book Intro
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From the hippie community "Rainbow Family," which is introduced to Korea for the first time, to forest life in the Andes Mountains, a circus school experience in a coffee village in Columbia, the plazas of South America, musicians met on the streets, a wandering poet, a wandering meditator, a traveling circus, a street craftsman, and a young Cuban musician - the free spirits of South America and the experiences the author had with hippie groups are described through engaging prose and actual photos.
Writer Noh Donghyo writes about his travels in Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Columbia and Ecuador, where many Koreans visit, as well as Paraguay and Uruguay, which Koreans tend to just pass by. The highlight is Cuba, one of the hottest travel destination in recent years.
"We all came from space!”
Hermann Hesse, the Bohemian who longed for a nomadic life, said this in his acceptance speech for Wandering. There is nothing much to hate about a boundary, but there is nothing quite as foolish either. If more people ignore boundaries and just live their lives, war and blockades will disappear (quoted from "Chapter 4. Argentina: We are all earthlings, and we just came from space").
As if talking were not enough, Leo brought his guitar from the room. He started singing Enrique Inglesia's hit song, Bailando. The hotel employees came out to listen to the song and then started to dance along. Then hotel guests started to come out of their rooms one-by-one to join in the singing and dancing. It was like a scene from a music video (quoted from "Chapter 5. Uruguay: A true party at Colonia!").
When one asks an Argentine about their "job" or "work," they usually responded with "work they do because they like it" rather than "work they do to make a living." Playing an instrument, writing a novel, writing a poem, painting, crafting and dancing. To them, "art" is not a requirement for becoming a professional, but just something everyone enjoy in their daily lives (quoted from "Chapter 4. Argentina: Merry-go-round Motel").
- About the Author
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Noh Donghyo
Noh Donghyo (M) travels around each continent on a 2-3 year cycle trying to remove the veil from earth's scenery and life. He currently is honing his "Long Stay and Run" techniques, juggling and tightrope walking. Once he is done with learning the entire earth, he plans to head to Mars. Hippies will survive even in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution - as long as the road exists.
Noh wrote Cantabile on the Road; Charmed by Road Pheromones; Meeting a Book on the Road; Leave When You Have the Blue Spirit; and The Haven of Backpackers from Around the World , Pai. - Recommendation
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Jo Yongheon, Konkuk University Chair Professor
Kim Seongsin, Publication Critic
Kim Minsik, MBC Producer
- Bestseller Rank
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