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The Good Life: Up the Yukon without a Paddle (Paperback)

by Dorian Amos (Author)
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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Eye Books (15 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1903070309
  • ISBN-13: 978-1903070307
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 144,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A great read, full of escapism and gentle humour.' The Globe and Mail

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Have you ever felt that in order to fulfil the dream of the good life, you need to escape the business and day to day rat race of the bustling metropolis. Dorian Amos - a painter from Cornwall and his wife decided that they were in need of adventure. Having searched their world atlas they decided to sell up and move to Canada in search of a new and better life. Having bought Pricey the car, Boris Lock their faithful dog, a canoe and their fishing equipment they set off into the Yukon Wilderness to find a place they could call home. After months of camping alone in the great outdoors where they encountered bears and madmen, they eventually arrived at Dawson City, home to one of the great gold rushes of the 20th century. It was here that they found a run down log cabin in the mountains nearby and began a new and fascinating life. A life they had always known they wanted.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, 20 Aug 2004
By Russell Lewis (St Albans, HERTS United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I found this book a wonderful read. It is such a good yarn. It is nice to see determination triumph over proper technical knowledge! I like the whole concept of this book and I am sure that it will appeal to a wide audience. I am sure that most of us would like to walk away from our jobs and just canoe off in to the sunset. However, very few people would be brave enough to do it. I recommend this for either total escapism or a manual on starting a new life.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb first hand account of a new life in the Yukon, 15 Nov 2005
By J. Brady "big_bad_john" (Woking, Surrey) - See all my reviews
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Dorian and Bridget suddenly decide that life in Cornwall, UK is just too boring and mundane for them. They want to get out there and live a different life, not based on wages, taxes, mortgages, bills, insurance and the rest. Together they decide on Canada, and before they can wait any longer they are off there.

The Good Life tells the story from the moment they feel uneasy in the UK, through travelling around Canada, until they realise that the Yukon was exactly what they were looking for. Then starting their new life up there, with all the adjustments to a completely different lifestyle (hunting for food and collecting wood) in a different environment (fast flowing rivers in summer, and continuous below zero celsius freezing in winter).

There is a lot I liked about this book. I liked the first hand account Dorian has written from only a few years ago (1999-2001), rather than someone else summarising it. His many descriptions carry the details of someone who was there experiencing these events, and the emotions he felt along the way.

I liked that it was about fairly ordinary people from England moving to the north of Canada. Okay, maybe not ordinary to want to do such a move in the first place. But they both had jobs and paid their taxes and bills like the rest of us. They were not hunting, fishing, outdoors types (yet). So what they experienced is what most of us would experience if we tried it.

I liked their attitude. This was clearly a monumental change in their life, but they felt so strongly about it that they just got on with it. Doubt never seemed to enter their mind. The Yukon felt right, and they went and stayed there.

And mostly I found myself agreeing with all of the points Dorian makes about the difference in living direct off the land in a different part of the world, and being jealous and envious of someone who had done it while they could. They are far happier in the Yukon, and are living a full life for themselves, rather than earning wages in order to pay taxes and buy goods from a supermarket. They have found a life that is far more fulfilling than the one they had before, and one in which they truly feel at home.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent, 10 Feb 2005
Great book, well worth a read, this couple got rid of the cobwebs that hold the rest of us back and went and done it. Truly inspiring, no holds barred, story of the many failings and hard times before they finally conquered their fears and built a life in the Yukon, practically from scratch. A must for any one thinking of doing the same - Hey, make no mistake it can be done! One of the best travel books I have ever read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant page turner
I thoguht this was an amazing and inspirational book. To change life so completely as they did was a brave decision but sounds like it was the best one they could have made. Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. E. Foster

4.0 out of 5 stars couldn't put it down
I really enjoyed this book, It showed everything warts and all about moving to the Yukon as a greenhorn, The honesty of the writer in letting us in on his stupid mistakes made... Read more
Published 10 months ago by T. ward

4.0 out of 5 stars Daydreaming of mountains and forests
There are times when you think you have it hard. There's the mortgage to pay, the car to clean, the bills to catch up on. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by Jason Liversidge

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational read!
Funny how people differ. I, for one, thought the style of writing in this book was excellent, despite the frequent typos. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2007 by Sion Hughes

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!! A MUST READ! Im off to the Yukon!
I bought this book expecting it to give an interesting insight into an area of outstanding beauty, following a dream many of us would wish to carry out. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2007 by redknight59

5.0 out of 5 stars A breathtaking education...
So its a trip into the Canadian Mountain Parks for a couple who bore of the regularity of life in Cornwall. Or is it? Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2005 by DJG

4.0 out of 5 stars AN AMAZING TALE OF DETERMINATION OVER ADVERSITY!
A tremendously inspirational book to humble all of us who've ever said to ourselves, "I'd really like to do that one day. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2004 by Peter

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, I'm on my way to the Yukon!!
I stumbled across this book by accident and am very glad I did. What these two have done is something I am sure everybody, at one time in their lives, dream of doing but never... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2004 by Chris

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story - Shame about the writing
This is undoubtedly a great story of courage over adversity. For anyone looking for a change in their way of life, this really is an uplifting and inspiring tale. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2004 by Mark

2.0 out of 5 stars Adventurer seeks Editor in Wilderness
Amos' book is certainly a 24-hour rollercoaster read, igniting hope of adventure in armchairs across the land. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2004 by Catriona EJ McGowan

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