World Walk

Out of shape and out of step with the modern world, wannabe hobbit, Tom Fremantle, strikes off through the States, alone and on foot. Pushing all his kit in a hiking trailer called KOKO he takes whatever the road threw at him—coyotes and tarantulas, tornadoes and trailer parks, sun, sand and snow —as he trundles from shiny San Diego on the Pacific coast to sultry Savannah on the Atlantic.He crosses paths with rodeo riders and magic mushroom-chewing chefs, with Vietnam vets and crack-shot cowgirls, with reformed Klansmen, wise hobos and countless cops—not forgetting, the “Angel of Pie Town”.This is a 3000-odd mile journey through a USA in a state of flux, a land full of fear, guns and rattlesnakes yet brimming with big-hearted strangers. Finishing up in his home village in England (via a brief yomp through Ireland and Wales), Fremantle saw both America and his “home” through fresh eyes.NOTE: Travels with KOKO is the first in a trilogy of “world walk” books. The next, Small Steps, Big World, covering the author’s journey across Europe, Ukraine and the Middle East, is out next year.