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'A beautiful book, full of appreciation and aphorism, an unashamedly personal story...it takes the reader to places we may not have dreamed of going...' (INDEPENDENT )
'A thrilling travelogue that rails against the homogenisation of the world.' (TRAVELLER )
'Thomson's Mexico is one of beauty, humour and freedom, laced with a tantalising hint of danger.' (WANDERLUST )
'Delightful, celebratory and honest....In a way it is the first installment of his now-complete trilogy, his Cochineal Red and The White Rock being two of the finest books on Latin America of recent years.' (Rory MacLean GUARDIAN )
'Thomson steers through a series of hair-raising encounters with wit, wisdom and an easy charm...' (Kathleen Wyatt TIMES )
'Utterly beguiling' (INDEPENDENT )
''A sublime and richly informative travelogue from a true heavyweight explorer' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'A thrilling travelogue that rails against the homogenisation of the world.' (TRAVELLER )
'Thomson's Mexico is one of beauty, humour and freedom, laced with a tantalising hint of danger.' (WANDERLUST )
'Delightful, celebratory and honest....In a way it is the first installment of his now-complete trilogy, his Cochineal Red and The White Rock being two of the finest books on Latin America of recent years.' (Rory MacLean GUARDIAN )
'Thomson steers through a series of hair-raising encounters with wit, wisdom and an easy charm...' (Kathleen Wyatt TIMES )
'Utterly beguiling' (INDEPENDENT )
''A sublime and richly informative travelogue from a true heavyweight explorer' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )
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'Try this tequila oil, Hugito. Just as the alcohol hits your stomach, the chilli will as well and blow it back into your brain. It will take your head off.' Explorer Hugh Thomson takes on Mexico.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Hugh's adventures take place within the larger context of Mexican history, making a refreshing change from the often trifling linear narratives than this sort of travel writing can entail. Some of the situations which he finds himself in simply beggar belief, and if you don't want to head south of the border after finishing it you should check for a pulse.
For self confessed petrolheads like me, Hugh's relationship with his car plays on the heartstrings like nothing else can. It's worth buying for the automotive sections alone.
For anyone who ever stepped over the threshold into an adventure, even if it was just in their minds eye, this is certainly a read for you.
If you can stretch to it, go for the hardback, the cover is a work of art.
For self confessed petrolheads like me, Hugh's relationship with his car plays on the heartstrings like nothing else can. It's worth buying for the automotive sections alone.
For anyone who ever stepped over the threshold into an adventure, even if it was just in their minds eye, this is certainly a read for you.
If you can stretch to it, go for the hardback, the cover is a work of art.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A proper travel writer's book. Hugh's great knowledge and deep love of Mexico leaps off the pages. A fast-paced infectious read, he thunders south in an Oldmobile 98 gas guzzler telling extraordinary tales of people, culture, history, ancients, lifeway and the experiences of travel in central America.
Think Steinbeck, Wild Bunch, Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia and a twist of the laconic spahetti westerns. A rip-roaring read and highly entertaining!
Think Steinbeck, Wild Bunch, Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia and a twist of the laconic spahetti westerns. A rip-roaring read and highly entertaining!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Recommended by Wanderlust Magazine.
The sections on the 70's are quite good.Having travelled in parts of Mexico in the past 12 months some things have not changed.
Richard Grant,'Bandit Roads',Little,Brown,2008,is also an enjoyable read about 'the lawless heart of Mexico'.
The sections on the 70's are quite good.Having travelled in parts of Mexico in the past 12 months some things have not changed.
Richard Grant,'Bandit Roads',Little,Brown,2008,is also an enjoyable read about 'the lawless heart of Mexico'.
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Enjoyable read
Picked this up to get me in the mood for a forthcoming trip to Mexico. Read it in only three days and found it really enjoyable. Read more
Published 10 months ago by noc
A teenage booze-fuelled road trip through Mexico and a bit more
Hugh Thomson went off travelling 30 years ago when he was 18. No hippy trail to India but a solo road trip from the USA to Belize, but mainly in Mexico. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Noel
GREAT....
I loved reading this, great great book Hugh has written. It inspires its entertainment and when the end comes....you hope for a sequel.
Published 18 months ago by adseywadsey
Top class travel writing.
Twenty years ago I read my first travel writing. This was by Paul Theroux. He made travel writing seem so effortless. Amusing, entertaining, informative and lucrative. Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by rollerskate
unknown but excited
not read it yet but the parts i have heard mean i am looking forward to it.
Published on 6 April 2009 by Daisy
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