{"product_id":"driving-tito-emma-carmichael-9781916142305","title":"Driving Tito: Through the Balkan Backroads with a Celebrity","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Emma Carmichael announced to her colleagues that she was buying a\u003cem\u003e Zastava\u003c\/em\u003e - the Yugoslavian answer to an Italian \u003cem\u003eCinquecento - \u003c\/em\u003eto travel across their Balkan peninsula, they laughed uproariously and warned her she would not get very far in such an archaic vehicle with no mechanical skills, and little understanding of the language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUndeterred, Emma set off on a 4,677 kilometre journey through the backroads, across the mountains, and along the coastlines of ten Balkan countries in her \u003cem\u003eZastava\u003c\/em\u003e 750, determined to prove to her colleagues that the Balkan vintage car was made of sturdier stuff than they thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncountering border crossing bureaucracy, breakdowns and the Bosnian Army on manoeuvres, her car, affectionately named \u003cem\u003eTito, \u003c\/em\u003e became an unlikely hero of the road and people were charmed by him wherever they went.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriving Tito\u003c\/em\u003e is an honest and heartfelt tale of a woman travelling solo in a world known for its machismo. It is a bumpy ride at times, but Emma captures the true spirit of lone travel, expressing her moments of comedy, mishap and paranoia with descriptive ease as she takes us off the well-trodden track and into the heart of the Balkans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Carmichael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916142303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916142305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Travelling Through... Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Carmichael","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978794402047,"sku":"9781916142305","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b966d52e-480a-4380-af70-d7c3d0def17c.jpg?v=1683243051","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/driving-tito-emma-carmichael-9781916142305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}