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`Life-threatening encounters with potentially widow-making wildlife.'
--Wanderlust, June 2011
`Life-threatening encounters with potentially widow-making wildlife.' --Wanderlust, June 2011
`A tightly drawn narrative, full of adventure and excitement... fine exploration writing... the bargain travel book of the year.' --Traveller Magazine
`... a fine and funny book that will be relished by anyone who has dreamed of disappearing into the rainforest' --Anthony Satin in The Sunday Times
`... a genuine traveller's tale, realistic... in its description of extreme jungle life' --Robin Hanbury-Tenison in The Field
`... the last authentic account of a journey through the incomparable wonders of the Amazonian world' --Dervla Murphy
`At times hilarious, at times terrifying... the best book on the lure of truly wild places since... Into the Wild.'
--Matt Dickinson, author of `The Death Zone'
`... the excitement, delight, hardship, beauty and danger of paddling into unexplored Amazon forests... told with charm and knowledge.'
--Dr John Hemming, former Director of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of Tree of rivers: the story of the Amazon, and Red Gold: the conquest of the Brazilian Indians
--Wanderlust, June 2011
`Life-threatening encounters with potentially widow-making wildlife.' --Wanderlust, June 2011
`A tightly drawn narrative, full of adventure and excitement... fine exploration writing... the bargain travel book of the year.' --Traveller Magazine
`... a fine and funny book that will be relished by anyone who has dreamed of disappearing into the rainforest' --Anthony Satin in The Sunday Times
`... a genuine traveller's tale, realistic... in its description of extreme jungle life' --Robin Hanbury-Tenison in The Field
`... the last authentic account of a journey through the incomparable wonders of the Amazonian world' --Dervla Murphy
`At times hilarious, at times terrifying... the best book on the lure of truly wild places since... Into the Wild.'
--Matt Dickinson, author of `The Death Zone'
`... the excitement, delight, hardship, beauty and danger of paddling into unexplored Amazon forests... told with charm and knowledge.'
--Dr John Hemming, former Director of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of Tree of rivers: the story of the Amazon, and Red Gold: the conquest of the Brazilian Indians
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Cut off from civilisation, the Guiana Highlands that border Brazil are one of the least known regions on earth, until recently believed to be the location of El Dorado and the fabled tribe of Amazon warrior women. Inspired by young French explorer Raymond Maufrais, who went missing in the area in 1950, adventurer John Harrison and his wife Heather retrace his journey into the Amazon, with only a canoe and a shotgun for company. Unaided and off the map, they encounter jaguars and poisonous frogs, are threatened by malaria and almost lose their way entirely. This is an incredible story of a couple’s gruelling survival in the Amazonian wild.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An absorbing adventure. At times it became a little repetitive in the middle of the journey, but this was only a reflection of what happened. It certainly made it possible to experience every nuance of this extraordinary undertaking. Thoroughly recommended reading for those who love travel and Amazonia in particular.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's unusual these days to come across an extreme adventure done purely for the hell of it, with no sponsors, film crew or satellite phone to call for help if things go wrong. Yet that's what John and Heather Harrison did, canoeing through the remotest areas of the Amazon, and 'Into the Amazon' is the very funny, inspiring, exciting and well-written account of their journey.
I bought this book before a trip to Brazil, and I loved it. These guys are experienced jungle explorers, but their account is self-deprecating and modest, yet informative. And the trip was crazy - paddling through an area 400 miles from the nearest settlement, then carrying their canoe for six weeks through hilly jungle to find another creek on the other side. Any accident would have been the end of them - they were so far from help.
As a reviewer in the Sunday Times said 'this will be relished by anyone who has ever dreamt of disappearing into the rainforest'. Dead right. It made me wish I had their courage and experience, and could immerse myself in virgin rainforest and see what they saw. But at least this book tells it how it is: the beauty, the discomfort, the fabulous creatures, the biting insects, the fear of getting lost, the sweat and toil and the strain it puts on the even the best of relationships.....and so much more.
I know I'll read it again, and I can't rate it highly enough.
I bought this book before a trip to Brazil, and I loved it. These guys are experienced jungle explorers, but their account is self-deprecating and modest, yet informative. And the trip was crazy - paddling through an area 400 miles from the nearest settlement, then carrying their canoe for six weeks through hilly jungle to find another creek on the other side. Any accident would have been the end of them - they were so far from help.
As a reviewer in the Sunday Times said 'this will be relished by anyone who has ever dreamt of disappearing into the rainforest'. Dead right. It made me wish I had their courage and experience, and could immerse myself in virgin rainforest and see what they saw. But at least this book tells it how it is: the beauty, the discomfort, the fabulous creatures, the biting insects, the fear of getting lost, the sweat and toil and the strain it puts on the even the best of relationships.....and so much more.
I know I'll read it again, and I can't rate it highly enough.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Just put this down and its prompted me to write my first ever book review (despite actually having two of my own books on Amazon). I would love to meet John, he has a great philosophy on life and its rare to find real adventurers, or indeed placed to go and find adventure. Heather, his wife and companion on this trip, also sounds like a real trooper. My only criticism is that the publisher should have put in some photos (they had a camera as it was mentioned a number of times). It is not ruined by lack of imagery as John is a good writer and paints a vivid picture of his surroundings with his words.
I would totally recommend reading this. I actually took it on a motorbike tour but only got round to reading it a month after i got back. If you can read it in the tropics i imagine it would have even more impact.
John, if you're reading this, you've inspired me to make more of my holidays - thanks!
I would totally recommend reading this. I actually took it on a motorbike tour but only got round to reading it a month after i got back. If you can read it in the tropics i imagine it would have even more impact.
John, if you're reading this, you've inspired me to make more of my holidays - thanks!
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