Afloat in the Atlantic by Gangadhar Gadgil captures the journey of the author himself from a magnificent Italy to a Mystical France and ‘happening’ USA while ending in japan, the land of the rising sun. The book happens to be a classic travelogue in which the historical beauty and the archaeological charms of a place often enter into the realm of the traveler’s existence deeply enriched by author’s interpretation of these lands. The book is also full of humorous touches and anecdotes.