2003-04-09 As relevant today as it was then

Having travelled over the last decade to most of the countries mentioned in this book, I can say that the key advantage of it is that it remains highly relevant and applicable today. Thoroughly recommendable to anyone wanting an insight to the places visited by the author, easy to read at a stretch, wry in parts and unafraid to present things as they actually are. Realistic and sharp as you like, that's why it's a problem for some. Like someone in the book says, it doesn't serve their cause.