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R.A. Dalkey

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in Cape Town, South Africa

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Travel, Humor and Comedy, Memoir

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R.A.Dalkey (nom de plume) was born in Cape Town, holds British citizenship and now lives halfway up a steep, wooded incline on the edge of Vienna. Between growing up in the euphoria of post-Apartheid South Africa and settling (Brexit-permitting...) in Austria at 35, he's lived in the USA, Australia and the UK.

An incorrigible dreamer, he's driven outback trucks in Australia, spent two years trying to be a professional golfer and slept rough everywhere from Monte Carlo to Siberia, visiting over 70 countries along the way. Including Ireland, where he cracked up every time he rode the DART train past a town called Dalkey, and an author name was born.

As for the occasional bout of real work, he's known to do his fair share of editing magazines an ...more

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	Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria: The True Tale of a Brexit Refugee And His Trusty, Troublesome Peugeot 3.82 avg rating — 49 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Road to Innamincka: The Travel Escapades of a Wannabe Australian Outback Trucker 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Living Without Limitations: A Self-Help Guide: How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance and Work from Anywhere by Becoming Your Own Boss by Nick R Robins, R.A. Dalkey (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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