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- Publisher: Bantam Press (2003)
- ASIN: B0040GLGGW
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A humour-filled account of a backpacker's journey from Cape Town to Cairo, this book gave me an insight into both the backpacker way of travelling as well as the people of the countries Peter Moore visited.
His experiences were certainly entertaining, thought-provoking and surprising and I found myself speeding through the book much faster than I had expected.
I occasionally felt that the descriptions of the long road journeys overshadowed infrequent insights into the actual places he visited, though I appreciate that it was during these journeys that he experienced many of the most interesting interactions with the people of Africa. Many travellers maintain that the journey is as important than the destination, and this book certainly supports that viewpoint.
As a non-backpacker traveller, I didn't find myself wanting to travel in quite the same way, though I did envy some of the people-contact he gained through doing so and definitely enjoyed the read.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Moore takes us on his strange and exhausting trip through Africa. As he travels he comments humorously, if somewhat dryly, on the places he encounters and people he meets.
As a person who has visited some of the places he describes I can confirm that his representations are generally truthful and provide good background preparation for those brave enough to attempt a trip themselves.
It’s perhaps disappointing that Moore’s mood is sobered by the break up with the “girl next door”, and Africa is treated slightly more cynically and with less passion than I would have liked at times. However it’s certainly an entertaining read and a modern, honest outlook for any traveller to be.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This has got to be one of the funniest and most entertaining books I have read! The picture he paints of each of the countries he goes to is so vivid that you almost feel you are there experiencing it with him. Being African, the characters that he comes across certainly have a hilarious truth about them!
This is my first Peter Moore book, but I will certainly be getting the rest of them, if this is anything to go by.
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Getting Over You...
When I have been chucked, I generally reach for the red wine and ice cream. I've never decided to traipse the length of a continent to get over a lost love, but that's exactly what... Read more
Published 11 months ago by KatieBop
getting tired
Peter Moore decides to undertake the cross country journey from cape town to cairo , after splitting up with the GND his companion on the full Montezuma. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Browne
Entertaining Account of A Gruelling Trip
Peter Moore's account of his trip through Africa is an enjoyable read. He portrays himself as a slighlty naive traveller willing to experience painful travelling conditions to find... Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by DDH255
Bit bland
I don't share the opinion of the other readers: I found Swahili for the Broken Hearted quite bland and only occasionally mildly funny. Read more
Published on 11 April 2006 by Andrea Bohnstedt
Great book, interesting insight
Keen on travelling myself, I have often find myself picking up travel books with the secret hope that the authors inspiration will persuade me to give up the day job and head off... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2006 by "chunk_pd"
top travel book
Great read my favourite Peter Moore book, tells you what you want to know and is hilarious you feel you get a real insight it to what it would be like travelling on your own back... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2006
The wrong Moore
A very disappointing account of what must have been an amazing trip. Sadly, this reads like little more than a backpacker´s diary, and not a very interesting one at that. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2006
Just loved it
This was the first Peter Moore book I've read but not the last!
Just a must read for anyone who enjoys travel books or like to laugh out loud.
Just a must read for anyone who enjoys travel books or like to laugh out loud.
Published on 8 Jun 2005 by A. arnold
Peter Moore - no. 1 contemporary travel-writer
After reading 'The Wrong Way Home', I thought that Peter Moore would never be able to top it. Well, I was wrong - this account of his journey from Cape Town to Cairo is just... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2005 by N. Young
Excellent book
What a great book. I haven't laughed so much in a long time. I will definately be reading his other books. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2003
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