This imaginative and beautifully written new book is entirely fresh and genuinely thrilling. Compelling true stories bursting with real-life charismatic dramatis personae: the sweet and delightful Yukari from Singapore where organised crime and love become entangled - Gorbat, the bold and considerate Afghan tribesman - Shu, a shrewd but controlling Chinese oligarch are but a few. Miles, a natural-born traveller with an open mind whose wanderlust adventures are illustrated by a descriptive narrative drawn from powerful themes as tensions mount and contrasting stories unfold. Miles & Miles is split into two eras. On the Road represents the globetrotting years of 1973 to 1981, when Miles is a wide-eyed, curious young man, hungry for new experiences. He begins with an overland journey from England to Australia and back again followed by a spell as an expedition driver in the Near East; thereafter his roaming moves on through the Soviet Union to the Far East. In-between these two eras, Miles pursues a career which evolves into running his own company. Once this activity takes him overseas, he reconnects with the world at large, and the second era, On Assignment, is underway. Although cushioned by an executive lifestyle, the real soul and spirit of a now seasoned traveller remains as he journeys into Latin America, China and Asia from 1998 to 2006, the events of which shape the remainder of his life.