Unpackaged Tours
Unpackaged Tours
autobiography, memoir, overland trail
UNPACKAGED TOURS
A captivating journey through a lost era of travel, adventure and discovery.
In the early 1970s, Suzanne Falkiner followed the Overland Trail from Australia through Asia and the Middle East to Europe — a time when travel was fuelled by curiosity, chance encounters and a spirit of independence.
Drawing on her diaries and decades of travel writing, Unpackaged Tours takes readers from student life in Paris and expatriate circles in Rome to the Gringo Trail, from Madagascar to Uzbekistan and beyond. Along the way, Falkiner revisits a world that has changed forever, where places now difficult to reach were once open to exploration.
A vivid memoir of people, places and unforgettable journeys, Unpackaged Tours celebrates the freedom, challenges and discoveries of travelling before the digital age.
What they said:
‘…a valuable, rare piece of reportage from a significant time — when no one knew what was coming.’
— Nicholas Jose
A spare, acute autobiography by a restless Australian…Suzanne Falkiner … manages recalcitrant material with precision and grace.
— THE NEW YORKER