The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton

This travel memoir recounts a young man's adventurous journey around the world. Despite having a comfortable life, he decides to leave everything behind to explore different cultures and landscapes. His travels take him to places such as India, where he swims in the sacred Ganges River, and Mount Olympus, where he encounters bandits. His experiences range from being imprisoned in Gibraltar to being shot at in Mexico, all while capturing the essence of the early 20th-century world.

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