On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India

Dervla Murphy
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From Bombay to the hippy beaches of Goa and on to the tropical tip of India, travelling by boat and bus, staying in fishermans huts and no-star hotels, Dervla Murphy and her young daughter, Rachel, explored southern India. En route, they fell in love with the tiny mountain paradise of Coorg, whose landscapes and people form the focus of an entertaining diary.
Genres: TravelIndiaNonfictionMemoirAsiaGeographyTravelogue
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