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THE WRONG WAY HOME is the hilarious account of this life-enhancing Grand Tour by means of bone-rattling bus rides, furnace-like trains and exorbitantly-priced taxis. Along the way, Moore took in the world's most expensive disco in Albania; the bombed out villages and military checkpoints of Croatia; the opium fields of Laos; student riots in Jakarta, and an all-night beach rave on a small island in southern Thailand. He describes the places - and the people he encountered there - with a mixture of awe, irreverence and self-deprecation. Striking a chord with all those travellers, young and old, who have stood where Moore stood, THE WRONG WAY HOME entertains and alarms those of us who love to read about off-the-beaten-track travel adventures but would never be fool enough to pack our rucksacks and go. I'm making my way through Peter Moore's collection of travel writing, as this is the kind of light reading that I can pick up put down and pick up again that is perfect for me while I am traveling.
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Really funny without ever going over-the-top to exaggerate situations. Quite an entertaining journey in which Mr Moore seemed to have fulfilled his ambition to retrace the hippy trail - filled with uproarious encounters specially that English teacher on the way to Prague and on the China-Laotian border and also some quite poignant ones like those in Bosnia.... I was particularly interested in the chapters on the Balkans. He must look back on that part of his journey and think how utterly mad it was. Personally, I can think of very little less appealing than living out of a backpack for six straight months while travelling on a hell of a lot of buses, because frankly?
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But, sadly, it's not - not a bad book, but not the most entertaining; and no, not the funniest either. For such a grand journey, the book often seems too short , i.e. there are sections in which I would have appreciated hearing some more about what he saw and did. This was Moore's first book, so maybe he gets more descriptive in later releases, but in this one he often just skims the surface and notes a couple of interesting features of the culture and place. The effect is often one of having a few beers with an interesting traveler in some hostel or guesthouse somewhere. Unlike some writers, Moore shows little interest in self-revelation - sharing his adventures and his grumbling humor are the main things. Product Partnerships Limited Learn more about Product Partnerships Limited - opens in a new window or tab (of Suite D2 Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds LS3 1AB) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority .
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Every traveller knows that such hospitality often comes with a cost of course. For the next few days Mirindi was my guide around the sights of Tirane, including Skanderbeg Square again, where this picture was taken. To mark the evening as the very special event that it was, they all signed a beer coaster and gave it to me as a memento. Right now, we have a 2-to-1 Matching Gift Campaign, tripling the impact of every donation. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use.
Poignantly and movingly, today on VJ day I have just read the section about your grandfather. With woefully inadequate funds and little hope of actually making it through such notorious hot-spots as the Balkans, Iran and Afghanistan, I threw caution to the wind and followed the trail overland to the East. An exciting and interesting tale of a mans travels though beautiful countrys and dam right dangerous places. On completion, I went on to read 'Vroom with a View' and tracked down his website. He has numerous titles to his name and eventually I'll read all of them. Though this trip was ~10 years ago, it was wonderful insight into travel to exotic places like Iran, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Laos, plus others.
It brought back memories of back packing in China in 1990. You made me remember the frustration of trying to arrange anything there in those days. Days there were either very hard or very rewarding.
Moore, who was born in Sydney, claims to have visited 99 countries. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in London. He has published many books that re-tell tales of his travels.
Moore takes a different route - he does some of the above, but his main intention is to make the reader laugh as he shares not only his travels but his comments on pop music, the absurdities and hassles of life on the road, and some of the odd characters he runs into. Peter Moore is an itinerant hobo who is lucky enough to be able to support his insatiable travel habit through writing. He is the author of four acclaimed travel books - The Wrong Way Home, The Full Montezuma, Swahili for the Broken-Hearted (shortlisted for the WHSMith People's Choice Travel Book Award) and Vroom with a View as well as the classic alternative travel guide, No Shitting in the Toilet. When he's not on the road living out of his senselessly overweight backpack, he alternates between London and Sydney with his collection of souvenir plastic snowdomes and Kinder Surprise toys. He is the author of several acclaimed travel books - The Wrong Way Home, The Full Montezuma, Swahili for the Broken-Hearted (shortlisted for the WHSmith People's Choice Travel Book Award) and Vroom with a View as well as the classic alternative travel guide, No Shitting in the Toilet. When he's not on the road living out of his senselessly overweight backpack, he alternates between London and Sydney with his collection of souvenir plastic snow domes and Kinder Surprise toys.
His experiences range from delightful to frustrating. Eight months, and 25 countries later, he finally reaches home, Sydney. Peter Moore, I adore you--too bad I'm already married! Details his true attempt to return home to Australia from England using no planes. He's witty and brilliant, all his travel books are gems.
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