Travel
The Holidays are a busy time for everyone; including The Traveling Rooster. As Coote only has a short period of time to spend in every location, he is only in a position to give the reader a superficial glance into the cities, cities, peoples, and cultures he encounters along the way. That being said he does give a great description of the realities going through travelers alongside the Silk Road, from difficulties arranging transportation or finding ample lodging, to the dearth of hygienic rest room facilities. (I’ll say he goes into a lot more detail about bathrooms and loos than we perhaps wanted – although when I lived over there these were usually topics of conversation among my expat mates, so I definitely perceive his need to discuss such things. Coote additionally makes it to the principle tourist attractions (some of them delightfully desolate and iffy) along his route. This … Read More