Swahili for the Broken Hearted

作者: Peter Moore 著

出版社: Bantam

出版时间: 2003-05

ISBN: 9780553814521

定价: 101.50

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 336页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

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Question:Whatdoyoudowhenyou'redumpedbytheGirlNextDoor?Answer:ThrowyourselfintoanothermadcapadventureandtravelfromCapeTowntoCairo...AweekafterbreakingupwiththeGND(histravellingcompanionthroughCentralAmerica)PeterMooreheadsofftoAfricatolosehimselfforawhile.Inthegrandtraditionof19th-centuryscoundrelas,explorersandromantics,Africastrikeshimastheidealplacetofindsolitudeandanonymityinthefaceofapersonalcrisis.WhatfollowsisPeter'sjourneyfromoneendoftheDarkContinenttotheother.TravellingthefabledCapeTowntoCairoroutebyanymeansoftransporthecanblag(orifhemust,pay)hiswayonto,it'sanepictrekthatseesourintrepidAntipodeanexperienceeverythingfromthesouthernmostcityinAfricatothePyramids,vastgameparksandthunderingfalls,cosmopolitancitiesandtinyvillagesashejourneysthroughtheveryheartofAfrica.Andtravellingonhisown,it'sinevitablethatPeterfallsinwithamotleycastofcharactersandhasamyriadmisadventures:includingcomingfacetofacewithawildHyenawithverybadbreath,crossingthetreacherousSaniPass,thehighestinAfrica,narrowlyescapingariotbyhidinginacoffinshop,savingoil-coveredPenguinsinSouthAfrica,actingasanextrainaWW2epic,nottomentiondodging20,000singlewomantryingtocatchtheeyeofthekingofSwazilandduringtheannualReedDance.AndthentherewasthetimewhenhewaskickedoutofRobertMugabe'sbirthdaybashatgunpoint... PeterMooreisanitineranthobowhoisluckyenoughtobeabletosupporthisinsatiabletravelhabit(hehasvisited92countriessofar)throughwriting.HisotheracclaimedtravelbooksareTheWrongWayHome,TheFullMontezuma,VroomwithaViewandthe?bestsellingalternativetravelguide,NoShittingintheToilet.HecurrentlylivesinLondon,butdoesmisshiscollectionofsouvenirplasticsnowdomesandKinderSurprisetoyswhichareinSydney.
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Question:Whatdoyoudowhenyou'redumpedbytheGirlNextDoor?Answer:ThrowyourselfintoanothermadcapadventureandtravelfromCapeTowntoCairo...AweekafterbreakingupwiththeGND(histravellingcompanionthroughCentralAmerica)PeterMooreheadsofftoAfricatolosehimselfforawhile.Inthegrandtraditionof19th-centuryscoundrelas,explorersandromantics,Africastrikeshimastheidealplacetofindsolitudeandanonymityinthefaceofapersonalcrisis.WhatfollowsisPeter'sjourneyfromoneendoftheDarkContinenttotheother.TravellingthefabledCapeTowntoCairoroutebyanymeansoftransporthecanblag(orifhemust,pay)hiswayonto,it'sanepictrekthatseesourintrepidAntipodeanexperienceeverythingfromthesouthernmostcityinAfricatothePyramids,vastgameparksandthunderingfalls,cosmopolitancitiesandtinyvillagesashejourneysthroughtheveryheartofAfrica.Andtravellingonhisown,it'sinevitablethatPeterfallsinwithamotleycastofcharactersandhasamyriadmisadventures:includingcomingfacetofacewithawildHyenawithverybadbreath,crossingthetreacherousSaniPass,thehighestinAfrica,narrowlyescapingariotbyhidinginacoffinshop,savingoil-coveredPenguinsinSouthAfrica,actingasanextrainaWW2epic,nottomentiondodging20,000singlewomantryingtocatchtheeyeofthekingofSwazilandduringtheannualReedDance.AndthentherewasthetimewhenhewaskickedoutofRobertMugabe'sbirthdaybashatgunpoint...
作者简介:
PeterMooreisanitineranthobowhoisluckyenoughtobeabletosupporthisinsatiabletravelhabit(hehasvisited92countriessofar)throughwriting.HisotheracclaimedtravelbooksareTheWrongWayHome,TheFullMontezuma,VroomwithaViewandthe?bestsellingalternativetravelguide,NoShittingintheToilet.HecurrentlylivesinLondon,butdoesmisshiscollectionofsouvenirplasticsnowdomesandKinderSurprisetoyswhichareinSydney.

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