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Hand to Mouth to India by Tom Thumb- Out Now!

By Tom Thumb, Posted May 22, 2009

Every good road junky needs a copy

Support your Road Junky editor so he doesn’t have to hitchhike to India again.

Dear Road Junkies,

So you’ve read half of the book online and I’ve told you the long, complicated story of how the book was written – now the book is finally on sale at Amazon it’s time to see how many road junkies will support their struggling editor as he enters his 30’s and feels the weight of his years on the road in his bones…

I hitchhiked from England to India when I was 20 out of a combination of idealism, laziness and the sheer arrogance of youth that convinced me the journey would be possible. I took my cues from Sufi stories, anecdotes of travelers from the Road to Kathmandu in the 70’s and even the Bible where Jesus exhorts his followers not to worry about what they’ll eat tomorrow.

Hand to Mouth to India is a youthful tale; escaping from the confines of home, chasing faraway dreams and with a voice that swings from the ranting to the humourous in a paragraph, prompting Time Out to comment: Thumb’s erratic self-consciousness can be entertaining at times which almost qualified as a positive review.

Another book of travel tales is on the way, featuring anecdotes from the days of Goa Trance, jail stories in Delhi, selling fake Rolex watches in Tokyo, 2 years as a Goy Boy in Israel and getting mixed-up with the mafia in Brazil – but we’re only going to publish it if you cheap bastards buy enough copies of Hand to Mouth to India…

Thanks for all your support over the years,

Tom

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Aug 24, 09:15 PM Kunal said:

Hey mate,
I first read about you last year while sitting in guest house in Manali (India) with a couple of friends and a chillum. I was trying to discover some untouristy spots to visit in the area and came across a chapter of your book while searching on my Blackberry. Now, I’ve come across your website :) I’ve read about 15 articles in the past hour or so and just want to say WELL DONE!

I have a few reports myself. Anyway to contribute ?

Tom has been traveling non-stop since the age of 18 and co-founded Road Junky in 2004. Follow him @tomglaister

He’s the author of Hand to Mouth to India, an account of hitchhiking from England to India with no money and which will soon be rereleased by Road Junky Books.

Tales of a Road Junky featuring tales of breaking people out of jail in Delhi, selling fake Rolexes in Japan and other adventures in Israel and Brazil will be out later this year.

He also writes fiction for anyone who never really grew up and his latest novel is Bozo and the Storyteller – download the audio book for free or even buy a copy…

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