Tim
& Tigon is a young reader’s edition of On the Trail of Genghis Khan.
It was
especially written to inspire and encourage young people to follow their dreams
of adventure.
Tim Cole’s incredible journey does more than that. It sends the
reader on magnetising and educational travels transported by the illuminating
prose.
Detailed maps, like stopping stations, are included and follow the
trails he travels.
Tim Cole was barely able to ride a horse when he set
out. He was also a novice at everything else. Russian was the only language he
spoke other than English. Drawn to the ‘traditional nomadic life’ he wanted to
realize a dream of travelling 10 000 kilometres on horseback, across the
Eurasian steppe from Mongolia to Hungary.
Although he had planned his routes,
carried a satellite phone, computer, and video camera, he had little experience
or knowledge of the people he would meet, their culture, traditions or beliefs.
We accompany Tim on a journey which transforms his
life, shapes his future, teaches him to overcome fear and survive amazing
challenges. He is given the pup Tigon as a travelling companion, and discovers
friendship, loyalty, and the enduring love between a human and an animal.
The book is rich in historical information on the
Mongol and Kazakh nomads and the areas they journeyed through. This not-only
travel memoir reveals wide-ranging information on how and why these people
continue to hold tight to tradition. They worship their horses; respect all
their animals, each other, and especially the land of which they are so
familiar. They also bend to the will and timing of the seasons which means
survival for them and their animals.
Classed as an adventurer, Tim Cole is in fact a
conqueror – of ignorance, fear, and limitation. He overcame extreme
temperatures, hunger, sickness, despair and loneliness. He came to love with a
passion, the open spaces, mountains, ravines and rushing water and wildness
that he experienced. But most of all, it was from the people he met, that he
took away the most.
Australian Adventurer of the Year 2006, Cole
lectures widely in schools, organisations and community groups. He has
completed a film series for ABC TV and ARTE in Europe. He visits Mongolia every year and takes guide
trips for World Expeditions.
This is a book not to be missed with more content
than you expect.
Title: Tim
& Tigon
Author:
Tim Cole
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan, $18.99
Publication
Date: 10 September 2019
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781760554293
For
ages: 15+
Type:
Biography Non Fiction
