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by Peter Moore (Author)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books (1 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553813358
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553813357
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 288,305 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Peter Moore is a travel journalist and radio broadcaster from Sydney; this side of the globe he's probably best known for The Wrong Way Home, a lively narration of his quixotic attempt to semi-circumnavigate the globe without stepping on a plane.

Moore's new book The Full Montezuma is a moderately likeable, mildly intriguing first-person account of his travels in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, and neighbouring countries, accompanied by --the Girl Next Door--a "spunky blonde in a chamois bikini". Together, and sometimes apart, the two of them bus, boat and taxi around the principal sites of central America and the Caribbean, enjoying and enduring a six-month long low-budget mini-Odyssey that variously involves hurricanes, civil wars, and insurgencies, as well as the more predictable Mayan cities, Aztec ruins, drunk American students, and importuning mariachi bands.

Stylistically, it has to be said Moore is not averse to the odd cliché. "The zocalo has it all", "the highlight was the video", "the rest, as they say, is history", all occur in the opening chapters. Moore also fails to pull any "writerly" muscles trying to provide fresh information on the historical and political background. However, if all you require is an enthusiastic, undemanding, amiable companion on your armchair journey around a fascinating part of the world, this book could be just the ticket. --Sean Thomas

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From the author of "No Shitting in the Toilet", this book chronicles the trials and delights of travelling across Central America and the Caribbean as a couple. They battle hurricanes, mosquitoes and over-sexed Mexican commuters to reach breathtaking Mayan sites and idyllic golden beaches.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as 'The Wrong Way Home', 22 Jun 2001
By julian.catt@bt.com (Ipswich, Suffolk, UK) - See all my reviews
I waited a long time to read 'The Full Montezuma' due mainly to the complete enjoyment and satisfaction gained from reading Peter Moore's previous book 'The Wrong Way Home'.

Perhaps the waiting time added to my expecations and so any kind of disappointment may be unfairly compounded.

Whatever, I just couldn't get into the swing of things with this book and felt that the author spent far too much time around the topic of the GND (Girl Next Door) rather than the adventure itself. But there again perhaps that was the whole point!

When time was given to describing the pleasures and pains of the journey then the experience became slightly more enjoyable from the reader perspective.

I guess a good measure of the read was judged by me still not really wanting to put the book down once I had got hold of it. This was initially due to my expectations, then when they were dashed it was in hope that the story might improve as it went along.

In the end I felt the book was ok but that it never really fulfilled its potential.

I like author's style and wit though and won't be put off by this experience. This was still an ok book that just suffered from having followed a brilliant one.

If you like Peter Moore and or unique travel experiences then give this one a go.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 1 May 2002
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Having spent a year in Central America myself I bought this book mainly to read about someone else's experiences there, and the 'travelling relationship' aspect sounded interesting. I had visited many of the places shown on the map of their itinerary and was looking forward to seeing how they had changed since I was there.

However, while I quite enjoyed the book I was disappointed, and mainly kept reading just so I could get to the next bit about a destination I had been to.

The main fault with the book is that it is carelessly written. There are far too many typing errors and much of the (very basic) Spanish is wrong (e.g. 'quattro' for 'cuatro'). The author writes quite sparcely and repetitively - he uses the word 'pretty' far too much - and several times he compares his and the GND's relationship with that of a couple who have been married for 20 years. This I found quite irritating as there is not much development or resolution in what we are told about their relationship, so there was no evidence of this. I would have liked far more about

There is only limited interaction with the 'natives', which is a shame as this would have made the book more interesting and would have added more variety. As it stands, I didn't think we were really given much of a feel for the places they visited.

I also spotted one or two factual (though minor) errors and found myself wondering how reliable the bits I didn't know about were.

However, I did quite enjoy reading the book and think that putting the photos on the web is a great idea.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read - but not just a travel book!, 7 Jun 2001
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Central America provides an wonderful backdrop to the true theme of this book - Moore's relationship with the GND. A great yarn, often funny and insightful from the male point of view. Probably serves to confirm most women's thoughts about what goes on in a man's mind! I had empathy with Moore but sympathy for the GND and finished it in one read. A great recommendation if you ask me.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't do it
This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to write an online review. A friend gave me this book as I was about to embark on a similar path to that in the book. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Declan Kane

4.0 out of 5 stars Light hearted perspective on travelling through Central America with a new girlfriend
This book tells the story of Peter Moore's travel through Central America with the GND (Girl Next Door), his girlfriend of the time for which this was their first trip together... Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2006 by Darren Simons

5.0 out of 5 stars Will make you want to pack your bags and hit the road!!
I am useless at reviews, but feel the need to tell you all to click on "buy" and get "The Full Montezuma" zooming towards your door asap. Read more
Published on 20 May 2005 by Hil in NH

3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, but a fine travel yarn.
I've had somewhat of a Moore-fest lately. First 'The Wrong Way Home', and then his follow-up 'The Full Montezuma'. Read more
Published on 26 April 2005 by M. Bridgeman

3.0 out of 5 stars The 'Girl Next Door' - a Much Maligned Travelling Parrtner
OK. So Peter travels with wit and hardiness across Central America and the Caribbean in the wake of a Hurricane, accompanied by the Girl Next Door. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2005 by taffybird

1.0 out of 5 stars A massive disappointment - repetitive, cliched, irritating
I've read other travel books by Peter Moore and found them reasonably entertaining, but this one is a huge disappointment. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2004 by George Robinson

2.0 out of 5 stars Lazy Effort
This was the first Peter Moore book I had read. I expected something in a Bill Bryson vein. Not that all travel books have to be like Bill Bryson, but this is clearly how it was... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2004 by N. Millar

4.0 out of 5 stars Light travel read
Moore is an Australian who loves to travel. Nothing special there. During my travel days I found Ozzies everywhere, they are good travellers. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2004 by gerbie7

4.0 out of 5 stars excellant
I'm a 22 year old and was given this book by my mother so a was a lttle apprehensive at first,
but after a few pages i was completely absorbed. Read more
Published on 1 April 2002 by syhrt@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a travel book!
Peter Moore has given us travel books in the past, but this is as much an insight into his relationship with the GND. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2001

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