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As this book was my introduction to the travel genre, I began reading with a guarded optimism. What I found was a delightful and engaging journey to places off the beaten path, but full of life and story. Bill Murray writes in a style that is easy to follow and full of description that transplants the reader to the time and place. His description of the people along the way, is what fasicinated me the most. This book is a must read and one that is hard to put down. I longed for the next chapter
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“You can handle just about anything that comes at you out on the road with a believable grin, common sense and whiskey.” --Bill Murray
In his forward to this book, Bill Murray says he wanted to write travel stories that aren't like the guide books that give you itemized prices. He succeeds in that. He and his wife, Mirja, have been to some pretty out of the way places.
I like that Murray is interacting with real people in faraway places, and that he's not afraid to get in a snit with his drivers ( ...more
In his forward to this book, Bill Murray says he wanted to write travel stories that aren't like the guide books that give you itemized prices. He succeeds in that. He and his wife, Mirja, have been to some pretty out of the way places.
I like that Murray is interacting with real people in faraway places, and that he's not afraid to get in a snit with his drivers ( ...more
Nov 20, 2011
Bill Murray
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it was amazing
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I wrote this book, and this is the Kindle version. I defer to these reviews at Amazon.
It's fifteen travel stories from Bhutan, Borneo, Burma, Greenland, Guangxi, Lake Baikal, Madagascar, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Chilean Patagonia, the Southern Caucasus, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Sri Lanka and Tibet.
It was great big fun to write and if you decide to take a look, I hope you enjoy it and please share your thoughts.
Many thanks,
Bill Murray
bill@earthphotos.com ...more
It's fifteen travel stories from Bhutan, Borneo, Burma, Greenland, Guangxi, Lake Baikal, Madagascar, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Chilean Patagonia, the Southern Caucasus, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Sri Lanka and Tibet.
It was great big fun to write and if you decide to take a look, I hope you enjoy it and please share your thoughts.
Many thanks,
Bill Murray
bill@earthphotos.com ...more
This read is outside of the genres I normally read. I did rather enjoy the journey. If you are like me, a rat on a wheel destined to run until my heart explodes, you will enjoy this get-a-way with the masters of travel - Bill and Mirja Murray.
I was drawn into the book on the first chapter when the author reveals where they were September 11, 2001. We all know where we were at that time but to be where they were must have been excruciating.
My two favorite chapters were those outlining the South A ...more
I was drawn into the book on the first chapter when the author reveals where they were September 11, 2001. We all know where we were at that time but to be where they were must have been excruciating.
My two favorite chapters were those outlining the South A ...more
I wrote this book. I defer to reviews at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Common-Sense-Wh...).
It's fifteen travel stories from Bhutan, Borneo, Burma, Greenland, Guangxi, Lake Baikal, Madagascar, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Chilean Patagonia, the Southern Caucasus, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Sri Lanka and Tibet.
It was great big fun to write and if you decide to take a look, I hope you enjoy it and please share your thoughts.
Many thanks,
Bill Murray
bill@earthphotos.com ...more
It's fifteen travel stories from Bhutan, Borneo, Burma, Greenland, Guangxi, Lake Baikal, Madagascar, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Chilean Patagonia, the Southern Caucasus, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Sri Lanka and Tibet.
It was great big fun to write and if you decide to take a look, I hope you enjoy it and please share your thoughts.
Many thanks,
Bill Murray
bill@earthphotos.com ...more
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This book is an easy-to-read travelogue that is presented like a personal scrapbook. It's complete with pictures of the far-away places and the exceptional characters the author and his wife meet along the way. A good read for anyone who's thinking of traveling off the beaten path. ...more
This book is an easy-to-read travelogue that is presented like a personal scrapbook. It's complete with pictures of the far-away places and the exceptional characters the author and his wife meet along the way. A good read for anyone who's thinking of traveling off the beaten path. ...more
Nov 26, 2011
Amanda Wiley
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