Reflections on a 68-day journey around the world

Reset travel and life

In a new book based on an epic trip he took in 2018, author Koh Buck Song hopes to inspire a fresh outlook on life and travel post-pandemic

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On a round-the-world journey, author and editor Koh Buck Song traversed terrain of great contrasts, ranging from the desert skyscrapers of Dubai that symbolise the heights of human aspiration to Kenya's safari world that evokes wonder and humility.

His new book, Around The World In 68 Days, hopes to inspire a fresh outlook on life, with a more reflective post-pandemic perspective.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 20, 2021, with the headline Reset travel and life. Subscribe