Round and About in Asia

Description

In 1971 the RSAA marked its 70th anniversary by organising a tour for Society members to Afghanistan.  This was at a time before budget airlines, and visiting many parts of the world was, for most people, very difficult:  transport was limited and often expensive; tourism was very little developed in places to which travel is now common; the adventure travel industry did no exist. The chance to visit many Asian destinations was rare.  Tours became an annual feature of the RSAA’s calendar, and remained so until changes in the travel industry in the 2000s  made these once scarce opportunities easily available. This volume is a unique record of twenty-four years of those tours.  We have a very small number available.  Some, although in mint condition, include a library bookplate from the late Hugh Leach.