Two best friends leave their comfortable and sheltered life in small-town British Columbia to explore the world together. Short on cash but high on youthful hubris, they make their way through Europe, then to North Africa, then further on to the Middle East, and finally back home through Europe once more on two dollars a day. Meet Me in Cairo offers a rare first-hand account of world historical moments, such as post-independence Algeria, pre-1967 War Jerusalem, and a divided Berlin, by two ragtag hitchhikers on the journey of a lifetime.
Editions:
ISBN: 9781989467527 (Paperback. French Flaps. Bookstores), $26.95 CAD, $22.95 USD
ISBN: 9781989467688 (Paperback. through Ingram POD), $26.95 CAD, $22.95 USD
Size: 6×9 inches.
Pages: 304
Published: Aug 2022
ISBN: 9781989467534 (eBook). $9.99 CAD, $7.99 USD. Available through Amazon
Reviews / Testimonials:
. . . 264 days later — having taken 1,459 rides; sold their blood twice for survival money; slept in homes of distant family relations and pen pals, an orphanage, boats, jails, seedy hostels and hotels; and been faced with situations that could have had them arrested (or worse), all on only $2.06 per day — neither [Kerr nor Campbell] are the same person that left home.
Meet Me in Cairo has captured this most popular rite of passage for young people of North America in the ’60s . . . . It is a story of self- discovery and of coming of age at a time when doing so in this way was a rebellion against the status quo . . . . [It] is the story of two young people exploring a world of possibilities they never knew existed . . . and through it all uncovering meaning and potential in their own lives.
— From the foreword by Ray Chatelin Award-winning travel writer Author of The Seattle and Vancouver Book: A Complete Guide
Media Related:
CBC Daybreak South. Interview on CBC radio morning program, Daybreak South, hosted by Chris Walker.
Jim Kerr was born in 1945 and was brought up in Kelowna, BC. He attended the University of British Columbia out of high school and dropped out after his first year to hitchhike through Europe and North Africa with his best friend, Blair Campbell.
Soon after, Jim returned to earn an arts degree in economics at UBC, after discovering his knack for quick calculations at currency-exchange booths over the course of his journey. He has lived in Vancouver, BC, ever since and enjoys golfing and travel during his retirement after a successful career as a partner in a national chartered accounting firm.
After many years boring his close friends and family with countless stories of his epic voyage, he committed to writing Meet Me in Cairo at their behest. Jim is married to his wife, Kelly, and has three daughters and one son. He currently spends a quarter of the year travelling around the world, often arranging adventure bike tours with friends to far-flung places such as Chile and Myanmar.
You can read more about Jim and his latest book here.
Jim Kerr was born in 1945 and was brought up in Kelowna, BC. He attended the University of British Columbia out of high school and dropped out after his first year to hitchhike through Europe and North Africa with his best friend, Blair Campbell.
Soon after, Jim returned to earn an arts degree in economics at UBC, after discovering his knack for quick calculations at currency-exchange booths over the course of his journey. He has lived in Vancouver, BC, ever since and enjoys golfing and travel during his retirement after a successful career as a partner in a national chartered accounting firm.
After many years boring his close friends and family with countless stories of his epic voyage, he committed to writing Meet Me in Cairo at their behest. Jim is married to his wife, Kelly, and has three daughters and one son. He currently spends a quarter of the year travelling around the world, often arranging adventure bike tours with friends to far-flung places such as Chile and Myanmar.
You can read more about Jim and his latest book here.
