@andrewplested Let me know if you can place it (I cant).
My first Theroux was when I read the Mosquito Coast as a teenager - and loved it.
@cyrilpedia I searched through 7 books and then asked Google. In my searches I found many beautiful passages. What a writer.
It’s in Pillars of Hercules, which apparently I don’t have. But not that close to the start. In my recollection he was in one of those eternal railway compartments.
@andrewplested Thanks - clearly time to re-read it!
@cyrilpedia yes! one of the very best travel writers. The Dunnetts is another favourite (can’t find which book starts with them).