AAA Spiral China Book

I think "A Journey Down the Brahmaputra" was the idea that sold the book contract. Shand doesn't actually get onto a boat on the river until 2/3 of the way into the story. First we get a trip to Tibet with a friend (sans dog), and a stay in Delhi, where the orginal "river dog" turns out not to be suitable. Then we meet meet the canine Bhaiti, with lots of travelling around Assam by helicopter, truck, etc. and male bonding aplenty. The actual boat trip within India excites our author greatly as the captain is a stoner, too - yay! Then it's a hurried trip through Bangladesh (no weed, but loads-o-hooch), which I found the most interesting part of the book.

Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, but ... well ... you see, I didn't really care for the egotistical author very much. Getting back to the male bonding thing, he's delighted to have a male dog for company "as a break from 'all those women' back home" (1 wife + 1 daughter), whom he scarcely mentions, except that he might like to score some Bangladeshi pearls to have necklaces made for them.