Sunil Mishra

Transit Lounge Sunil Mishra

"Transit Lounge" is a contemporary book consisting of short incidents, observations and reflections while travelling to 30 countries across six different continents during the last 15 years. The book is a personal account of travels to places in Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt and Mauritius), South America (Venezuela and Argentina), Asia (China, Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand), Europe (UK, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Georgia, Turkey, Croatia and Romania), USA, Australia and New Zealand. It was interesting to observe all these different cultures and people from an Indian perspective. The book is a compilation of small incidents and events during such travels; it includes losing an air ticket, dealing with difficult custom officials or getting mugged in a prime location in a foreign country. Sunil Mishra's 'Transit Lounge' took shape in airport lounges and the title is a metaphor for changes in the travel sector - The Hindu, Hyderabad His debut book Transit Lounge makes an attempt to chronicle interesting episodes and incidents from his trips across the world - The Hindu, Bangalore Sunil Mishra's book Transit Lounge changes the monotony of travel! From only foreigner's writing their travelogues, Mishra decided to write a book based on his travel experiences to over 30 countries in the past 15 years. - Deccan Chronicle After a fair deal of globe-trotting; Sunil Mishra penned a read that promises to inspire - The Asian Age This is a book that should be read by travellers and non-travellers alike, for the former will know what to expect in different countries, along with their cultural differences; and the latter will get enlightened about the various tourist destinations, and also get inspired to travel more frequently. - The News Now