This book didn't captivate me quite as thoroughly as most of the others have, but it was interesting and educational all the same. If you like traveling, and books about traveling, this book should do it. I liked the descriptions of the landscape and scenery, just maybe not quite so much of it. I can't focus on pages and pages of nothing but plant/animal information. All that being said though, because I myself do like traveling and learning, meeting new people and discovering new places and cultures, this book is definitely still worth the read. I think the characters will stay with me.