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By far the best book I read for a long while. Striking a chord with anyone who has embarked on such a life-enhancing Grand Tour and entertaining all who love to read about such adventures but would never be fool enough to grab that rucksack and go, The Wrong Way Home is a funny, irreverent, acutely observed travel classic. It was a severe case of hippie envy that impelled Peter Moore to travel home from London to Sydney without ever stepping on to an aeroplane. Hippies had the best music, the best drugs, the best sex. A humorous travel book encompassing the hippy trail of the Sixties and written by the author of NO SHITTING IN THE TOILET.
Peter Moore’s first travelogue details his overland journey from London to Sydney as he follows in the hippy trail popularised during the 1960’s and 70’s. There were moments when I wanted to applaud Moore for his choice to travel home overland, and there were times when he did monumentally stupid things and I wanted to slap some sense into him. There were moments that were totally mindblowing because 1994 doesn't seem like THAT long ago, and yet so much about the world has changed. And there were moments that made me go "Thank Christ we don't have to do that any more". Yes, buying international phone cards to be able to contact your family, I'm looking at you.
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With actually going anywhere off the agenda for the moment, I thought I’d cheat a bit and create a ‘Top 5 Experiences’ list for each of my books. This book quickly hopped to the top of Mt. TBR, since once I get a Peter Moore book in my sights, the rest of the world does not exist. This book was fabulous, not only is his writing as engaging as ...
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THE WRONG WAY HOME is the hilarious account of this life-enhancing Grand Tour by means of bone-rattling bus rides, furnace-like trains and exorbitantly-priced taxis. Along the way, Moore took in the world's most expensive disco in Albania; the bombed out villages and military checkpoints of Croatia; the opium fields of Laos; student riots in Jakarta, and an all-night beach rave on a small island in southern Thailand. He describes the places - and the people he encountered there - with a mixture of awe, irreverence and self-deprecation. Striking a chord with all those travellers, young and old, who have stood where Moore stood, THE WRONG WAY HOME entertains and alarms those of us who love to read about off-the-beaten-track travel adventures but would never be fool enough to pack our rucksacks and go. I'm making my way through Peter Moore's collection of travel writing, as this is the kind of light reading that I can pick up put down and pick up again that is perfect for me while I am traveling.
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A fun, quick read with good, brisk writing and interesting observations. I agree with previous reviewers that it's fine to skip chapters you're not interested in; it's easy to get back into the book at any point. I loved the music recommendations at the beginning of each chapter. This was the first journey I took with Peter Moore, and it was a hell of a trip.... It was everything you want to have when you go on a nine months trip around the world. OK, so China was a bit long, but it's a big country after all!!!
Poignantly and movingly, today on VJ day I have just read the section about your grandfather. With woefully inadequate funds and little hope of actually making it through such notorious hot-spots as the Balkans, Iran and Afghanistan, I threw caution to the wind and followed the trail overland to the East. An exciting and interesting tale of a mans travels though beautiful countrys and dam right dangerous places. On completion, I went on to read 'Vroom with a View' and tracked down his website. He has numerous titles to his name and eventually I'll read all of them. Though this trip was ~10 years ago, it was wonderful insight into travel to exotic places like Iran, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Laos, plus others.
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But, sadly, it's not - not a bad book, but not the most entertaining; and no, not the funniest either. For such a grand journey, the book often seems too short , i.e. there are sections in which I would have appreciated hearing some more about what he saw and did. This was Moore's first book, so maybe he gets more descriptive in later releases, but in this one he often just skims the surface and notes a couple of interesting features of the culture and place. The effect is often one of having a few beers with an interesting traveler in some hostel or guesthouse somewhere. Unlike some writers, Moore shows little interest in self-revelation - sharing his adventures and his grumbling humor are the main things. Product Partnerships Limited Learn more about Product Partnerships Limited - opens in a new window or tab (of Suite D2 Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds LS3 1AB) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority .
Every traveller knows that such hospitality often comes with a cost of course. For the next few days Mirindi was my guide around the sights of Tirane, including Skanderbeg Square again, where this picture was taken. To mark the evening as the very special event that it was, they all signed a beer coaster and gave it to me as a memento. Right now, we have a 2-to-1 Matching Gift Campaign, tripling the impact of every donation. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use.
My favourite moments from my epic overland journey from Cape Town to Cairo, by any means possible. Again, thanks for taking the time to comment. And good luck with your travels and your book. I hope I haven’t taken up too much of your time but I had to let you know how much I enjoyed your book. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.
Moore, who was born in Sydney, claims to have visited 99 countries. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in London. He has published many books that re-tell tales of his travels.
If you are looking for a book that combines travel writing with dry humor, than look no further than the work of this Aussie backpacker. I came across his name while traveling myself - I asked one of my fellow travelers if she could recommend a funny travel writer, and she suggested Moore. In this book the author sets off from London at some point in the late 1990s, determined to get home to Sydney by an overland route and without getting on a plane. He has an interest in checking out the old hippie trail as well. Most travel writers inform us about the culture, history, cuisine, and people of distant lands as they move across a landscape, getting into adventures, meeting locals, and sharing their knowledge and perceptions.
With woefully inadequate funds and little hope of actually making it through such notorious hot-spots as the Balkans, Iran and Afghanistan, Peter – never one to err on the side of caution – followed the trail overland to the East over the next eight months and through twenty-five countries. When Peter Moore announced he was going to travel from London to his home in Sydney without boarding an aeroplane he was met with a resounding Why? The answer was perversity and a severe case of hippie envy - hippies had the best music, they had the best drugs, they had the best sex. In 1994 Peter decides to travel from London to Sydney without flying, and on a shoestring budget. He was following the ol' hippie trail from the '60s.
EBay Limited acts as a credit broker not a lender. We may receive commission if your application for credit is successful, the commission does not affect the amount you will pay under your agreement. As our boat pulled up on the beach we were greeted with flashing lights, thumping sound systems and the sight of hundreds of people dancing to competing beats along the beach. The toilet in Mirindi’s house was the first hole-the-ground type I’d encountered on my journey. It was also an extraordinary English language laboratory with its walls completely covered with pages from English magazines and books.
Moore takes a different route - he does some of the above, but his main intention is to make the reader laugh as he shares not only his travels but his comments on pop music, the absurdities and hassles of life on the road, and some of the odd characters he runs into. Peter Moore is an itinerant hobo who is lucky enough to be able to support his insatiable travel habit through writing. He is the author of four acclaimed travel books - The Wrong Way Home, The Full Montezuma, Swahili for the Broken-Hearted (shortlisted for the WHSMith People's Choice Travel Book Award) and Vroom with a View as well as the classic alternative travel guide, No Shitting in the Toilet. When he's not on the road living out of his senselessly overweight backpack, he alternates between London and Sydney with his collection of souvenir plastic snowdomes and Kinder Surprise toys. He is the author of several acclaimed travel books - The Wrong Way Home, The Full Montezuma, Swahili for the Broken-Hearted (shortlisted for the WHSmith People's Choice Travel Book Award) and Vroom with a View as well as the classic alternative travel guide, No Shitting in the Toilet. When he's not on the road living out of his senselessly overweight backpack, he alternates between London and Sydney with his collection of souvenir plastic snow domes and Kinder Surprise toys.
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