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Robin Bayley

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in The United Kingdom

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http://www.themangoorchard.com

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Genre

Travel, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

Influences

Graham Greene, Rory MacLean, Laurie Lee, Ted Simon, Bill Bryson, ...more

Member Since

August 2011

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Robin Bayley had a successful career in children’s television, when one morning he decided to leave his job and sell his apartment to travel and follow his muse. As well as uncovering the story told in The Mango Orchard, he written many articles and articles and is currently working on the screenplay for a feature film he has been commissioned to write, as well as researching for his next book.

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Drug Smuggling for Bollywood

A man ran towards me, waving. He wore over-sized sultan slippers and held on to a bejewelled turban. ‘Rope!’ he called out breathlessly, ‘I am in needing of some rope.’

‘Rope?’

‘And an ox, or perhaps an elephant.’

There was an explosion from further down the valley. ‘Please, no time to lose!’

We ran back down the narrow track. A brightly painted bus was stuck, its back wheels spinning fur

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Average rating: 3.78 · 165 ratings · 35 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mango Orchard: Travelling Back to the Secret Heart of Mexico 3.75 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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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Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge

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