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by A. J. MacKinnon


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"A great travel writer and more importantly a great traveler." --Sydney Morning Herald When A. J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the well at the world's end, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth. Determined not to fly--he claims it would feel as though he were cheating--he sets out with a backpack, some fireworks, and a map of the world and trusts that chance will take care of the rest. Traveling by land and sea, train, truck, horse, and yacht, Mackinnon travels across the world, getting caught up in a series of hilarious, sometimes surreal, adventures. He survives a near-fatal bus crash in Australia, accidentally marries a Laotian princess, is attacked by a Komodo dragon, and does time in a sketchy Chinese jail, among many other mishaps and misadventures along the way. Each new continent and each new mode of transport brings the possibility of a near-miss or happy accident, all on the quest for eternal youth. This is the astonishing true story of a remarkable voyage.

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  • Title The Well at the World's End: One Man's Epic Cross-Continental Quest for the Fountain of Youth
  • Author A. J. MacKinnon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
  • Date 2016-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781634502825 / 1634502825
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Australian
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Voyages and travels, Iona (Scotland) - Description and travel
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015042240
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

A. J. Mackinnon was born in Australia in 1963. He is currently a teacher at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar. His bestselling debut book, The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow, described his journey through the waterways of Europe. He lives in High Country, Victoria, Australia.
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