Mo Tejani - an Indian Shia Muslim by ancestry - was expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972. Torn apart from his family and exiled from his continent of birth, he was left homeless, without sense of his own cultural identity. Over the next three decades on the road, he worked with non-profit agencies, learned a slew of new languages, met fellow cultural nomads in forlorn places, and became involved in some of the world's most significant historical events.
Finalist - 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Book Award - New York
About the authorPublication history"Mo's a natural born story teller gifted with a droll conversational style. He's led an extraordinary life, and his stories are like popcorn, delicious and irresistable."
Time Cahill - Travel Author
"Hold tight for a 50-year gonzo ride from Africa to America to Asia, captured by Mo's camera-like eye for pivotal events."
Joe Cummings - Author Lonely Planet Thailand
"From the peaks of Kilimanjaro, Machupicchu and tripping on ganja at a 70s Pink Floyd concert, to the abysses of the tsunami... This is an engrossing and entertaining travelogue."
Jim Algie - Untamed Travel Magazine
"A spirited book full of such joy and trust and optimism without boundaries. I was taken back to that place and time, Uganda in the 60's, when we were so innocent."
Yasmin Alibhai Brown - The Independent UK
"A feast of colors, smells, tastes, laughter and tears. Mo is a storyteller with the credentials to call himself a true chameleon of the world."
Craig Roach - Imaginative Traveler Group