Modern travel adventure doesn't always take place in a far off swamp. Keith Jones journeys from the polluted streets of Manila to an elegant Bishkek ballroom. He sleeps upon a lonely beach in Baja, Mexico and is enlightened at a forest temple in Thailand. Along the way ghostly encounters bring new meaning to the phrase "travel adventure". - A remote forest temple in Thailand. A scream in the night. A ghost roams the temple grounds. - In a bustling Manila neighborhood, next to a busy funeral home, ghosts lurk in the hallway of Keith's apartment building, while outside he is set upon by a ragtag gang of munchkins. - A typhoon drenched weekend in the coffee growing region of the Philippine Islands where the Ghost of the Coffee Farmer's Daughter crosses Keith's path. - In Kyrgyzstan a colleague complains that the bride's price of 40 sheep and $1,000 dollars paid by her father-in-law, was insultingly low. While that snowy night the ghost of the Alta Sara Ballroom keeps Keith awake. - In China a mid-morning mountain hike and the quest for a fabled dinner plate sized peach sends a ghostly shiver down Keith's spine. - On a remote Baja shore, in the dark of the night Keith helps a stranded baby whale, while a ghostly apparition waits offshore. True life travel stories about real people, but with some mysterious happenings along the way.
Author: Keith E. Jones Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Published: 02/18/2012 Pages: 144 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.44lbs Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d ISBN: 9781468146363
About the Author Keith Jones is a self described ex-hippie vagabond, with a passion for living life fully. He tries to live every day as if it were his last. Really! Keith has worked as a structural engineer, whale watching guide, carpenter, plumber and portrait photographer. His writing and photographs have appeared in magazines, travel guides such as Lonely Planet, in newspapers and on dozens of web sites. Since 1998 he has published a monthly newsletter, The Gray Whale Advocate. Keith always has one adventure underway or in the planning stages. He is currently half way through his 1,000 mile and 100 day Walk Across Thailand. That adventure will be chronicled in a book to be released January, 2013.