Introduction

This book is planned as the first in a series of five that tell the story of our character Gypsy. This book tells the story of Gypsy's first ten years on the road.

Setting and Journey

The first 120 pages primarily are set in Israel, Greece, and other parts of Europe, but after the first 166 pages, the story really takes off as he makes his first trip to India, then onwards into Australia before going back up into Asia for a journey to Japan, then back to Nepal and India.

Adventures and Themes

Then we follow Gypsy's adventures as he attempts to set himself up as a gem dealer. All the while, he is on a spiritual search, and this is a theme of the book as he searches for enlightenment and the knowledge of what lies beyond death.

In this book, a number of religions and spiritual paths are explored by our main character, as are a number of different types of drugs. Adventures are had along the way, such as gold smuggling, distributing leaflets for a banned organization in China, and becoming a senior high school lecturer in Japan with the use of somebody else's papers.

Audience and Purpose

I hope that this book will be entertaining for armchair travelers and an inspiration to young would-be travelers and adventurers.