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'Mark Mann plunges us into the drugs culture of the grigo trail' --Wanderlust
St Christopher's Inn youth hostel website
'... not for the faint hearted... an uncompromising account of
drugs on the road... a tumultuous trip through... South America'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
drugs on the road... a tumultuous trip through... South America'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Gringo Trail, or should the title be "The Gringo Trip" as Mark Mann relays his various drug induced trip(s) around South America? Trips also of emotional discovery with his developing close friendship with Melissa... The disturbing tension felt between the author and Mark are co-ordinated with the comical search for the buried dope. As the pages turn by and they become more at ease, Mark's images of the locations, its people and history produced a very readable book. It served more as a memory-jogger, than as a guide. I questioned the real aim of the travellers. Was it an attempt to escape conformity of England by going to South America, or, to produce a first-hand account and directory of the effects of the drugs available? Although I enjoyed the book, it is very easy to read and the vocabulary flowed, I can't help wondering whether the book would have been written had the [...] events at Arrecifies not occurred.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I must admit I had to read this in one sitting. Not for the fact that I liked it, but unfortunetly I have a habit of once starting a book, no matter how bad, I have to finish it. And I needed to finish this one pretty quickly. I did like Marks love of the continent, but that wasn't enough to keep the story together. It was almost like reading my sisters diary when a child, but without the secrets, gossip and intrigue. And that’s all this was - a diary, speckled with historical snip bits. The trouble with diaries that are published as stories is they lack the beginning, middle and end needed to satisfy the reader. To be fair, I could have forgiven him for missing the first two out. The Gringo Trail is a collection of experiences that fail to deliver on their promises of excitement and discovery, and makes you end up wishing Mark had made it up instead. Which I’m sure he is very capable of doing. Some true stories are well worth telling, and this is one of them... but more in the pub than published sense.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A moderately engaging travellers tale. However, I fail to see the point of sitting on a beautiful beach for a month, taking a lot of drugs. When this is coupled with the authors rather superior attitude to backpacking it can be somewhat nauseating. Perhaps offloading his irritating travelling companions in the first week might have helped. Some interesting descriptions of Colombia and a smattering of errors in the text, which keep the reader feeling superior as they spot them, ease the passage and kept me on board until the end.
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For Absent Friends
There is - sad to say - a section of the long-term backpacking community whose urge to experience the world is dominated by a desire to take as many and as varied drugs as... Read more
Published 4 months ago by boingboing
Good read
Am going to be travelling through the Andes region soon and would recommend this to anyone doing the same. A lot about drugs and very interesting bits of South American history.
Published 5 months ago by gazza82
Travel Diary
An OK travel diary with some interesting stuff taken from text books but as for the comedy - opps sorry missed that? Read more
Published 7 months ago by White Swan
Bland - before and after visiting South America
I read this book in the hope of an insight into South America before my travels, and although being readable, the book left me feeling hollow and none the wiser. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ben
A Book of 3 Parts
I bought this book last year, after reading 'The Backpacker' and other travel stories, I gave this one a go. Unfortunately, there is too much historical information for my liking. Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Littler
Bit of a let down.
After reading the rave reviews, I had high hopes - especially as I have previously spent time in South America. I felt sure it would be gripping. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Book lover
Sadly, not the book I expected
Having read the outline of the book I expected it to be a shocking but hilarious read. The description of Mark arriving at the airport was really funny but I hadnt bargained on... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2009 by jkennedy
le book
Bought book second hand, and was in great condition. I had previously read the book and had given it to my brother so wanted to replace it for myself. a fantastic read!
Published on 16 July 2009 by Kearnee
"The Beach" meets "Inca Kola"
Imagine the informative "almost like you're there" type of writing found in the well read "Inca Kola" & combine that with the drama of "The Beach" and you have "The Gringo Trail". Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by There & back again.
Awful political diatribe laced with narcotics
The gringo trail is a list of bus stops along the Andes spliced between political diatribes lifted from books by Marxist academics. Little in this book is original. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by Joshua E. Cole
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