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Synopsis Take in the breathtaking splendour of Copacabana, one of the world's most famous beaches in the River of January. Let the beat of the tango sweep you off your feet in the City of Beautiful Breezes. Follow the much travelled and much touted Scotland `whisky trail' to discover the secret behind the world-famous single malts. Find out how Mahatma Gandhi's name ensures effusive service in the back alleys of distant Acapulco. Jug Suraiya, winner of the Pacific Area Travel Association gold award for travel writing, goes globetrotting, trying to fathom why we travel. In this collection spanning almost three decades and several continents, he takes us on a desert safari across Rajasthan atop a camel with a mind of its own; unearths the Great Coconut Mystery in God's own country, Kerala; confronts the resident serpent in the paradise that is Bali; and even composes a pint-sized Ulysses—in what he calls his own `stream-of-unconsciousness'—in James Joyce's Ireland. Written in his inimitable style, a heady blend of irreverent humour and sombre reflection, Where on Earth Am I? is sure to kindle the wanderlust in you.