An Incredibly Foolish And Dangerous Thing To Do: Backpacking through China in 1995
I was 23 years old and traveling alone at a time when China still felt very far away and it was still far too easy for even the best prepared travelers to find themselves cut off from the rest of the world. I was not the best prepared.

This was China in 1995: in the east, the world of hutongs and communist austerity was rapidly disappearing as foreign investment, much of it from longtime foes, transformed its cities and its people; out west, lives remained very much untouched, by investment and, seemingly, time.

For two months across 12,000 miles, I took stupid risks, put myself in danger, got sick, got lost, and failed, repeatedly.

But that's how we learn, right?
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An Incredibly Foolish And Dangerous Thing To Do: Backpacking through China in 1995
I was 23 years old and traveling alone at a time when China still felt very far away and it was still far too easy for even the best prepared travelers to find themselves cut off from the rest of the world. I was not the best prepared.

This was China in 1995: in the east, the world of hutongs and communist austerity was rapidly disappearing as foreign investment, much of it from longtime foes, transformed its cities and its people; out west, lives remained very much untouched, by investment and, seemingly, time.

For two months across 12,000 miles, I took stupid risks, put myself in danger, got sick, got lost, and failed, repeatedly.

But that's how we learn, right?
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An Incredibly Foolish And Dangerous Thing To Do: Backpacking through China in 1995

An Incredibly Foolish And Dangerous Thing To Do: Backpacking through China in 1995

by Daniel Reiver
An Incredibly Foolish And Dangerous Thing To Do: Backpacking through China in 1995

An Incredibly Foolish And Dangerous Thing To Do: Backpacking through China in 1995

by Daniel Reiver

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Overview

I was 23 years old and traveling alone at a time when China still felt very far away and it was still far too easy for even the best prepared travelers to find themselves cut off from the rest of the world. I was not the best prepared.

This was China in 1995: in the east, the world of hutongs and communist austerity was rapidly disappearing as foreign investment, much of it from longtime foes, transformed its cities and its people; out west, lives remained very much untouched, by investment and, seemingly, time.

For two months across 12,000 miles, I took stupid risks, put myself in danger, got sick, got lost, and failed, repeatedly.

But that's how we learn, right?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798993651927
Publisher: Daniel Reiver
Publication date: 11/22/2025
Pages: 298
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Daniel Reiver lives in New York City.

He is also the author of the novel Black Star.
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