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- PublisherTransit Lounge
- Publication date2021
- ISBN 10 1925760855
- ISBN 13 9781925760859
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages324
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The One That Got Away (Paperback)
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 2020, Australian author Ken Haley mapped out an enticing menu of travel destinations, comprising the Caribbean island states for main course, with Central America for dessert. Main course soon turned into obstacle course. Cuba was a breeze, but then the world went into Covid lockdown mode and he had to decide whether to push on. As a pioneer wheelchair traveller, Haley knew exactly what to do. He took the brakes off.After an unplanned detour to Trumpian Florida, he returned to the tropics intent on dividing his time between sun worship, historical exploration and observation of lifes realities for the community of West Indian nations. In a year that wasnt long on fun, Haley had his share but he also met his quota of hardship and risks from developing hurricanes to a no-longer-dormant volcano, from robbery to an acute health crisis that had him wondering whether he might have been wiser to buy a one-way ticket in advance.2020 was the year most of us stayed at home. Ken Haley turned an accident of timing into a rollicking, but dangerous adventure. The result is a triumph: a humorous and penetrating insight into a world grappling with an unforeseen calamity and a rare and empathetic travel book.'With a buoyant, energetic approach to recording a year of (mostly) eluding lockdowns and quarantine, The One That Got Away is a greatly satisfying travel memoir that gives hope that, like Haley, we too might one day be able to venture abroad again.' Nathan Smith, Books+PublishingA moving and funny chronicle of questing and courage in the age of coronavirus. Margaret Simons, author of Cry Me A River and Penny Wong: Passion and PrincipleTravel books are often entertaining but Ken Haley's book is both entertaining and edifying: not many other writers manage that nowadays. He follows in the footsteps of those great adventurers before him . Stevenson, Newby, Chatwin and Bryson. Phil Brown, author of The Kowloon Kid and Travels with My Angst. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925760859
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The One That Got Away (Paperback)
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Transit Lounge Publishing, Yarraville, VIC
(2021)
ISBN 10: 1925760855
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 2020, Australian author Ken Haley mapped out an enticing menu of travel destinations, comprising the Caribbean island states for main course, with Central America for dessert. Main course soon turned into obstacle course. Cuba was a breeze, but then the world went into Covid lockdown mode and he had to decide whether to push on. As a pioneer wheelchair traveller, Haley knew exactly what to do. He took the brakes off.After an unplanned detour to Trumpian Florida, he returned to the tropics intent on dividing his time between sun worship, historical exploration and observation of lifes realities for the community of West Indian nations. In a year that wasnt long on fun, Haley had his share but he also met his quota of hardship and risks from developing hurricanes to a no-longer-dormant volcano, from robbery to an acute health crisis that had him wondering whether he might have been wiser to buy a one-way ticket in advance.2020 was the year most of us stayed at home. Ken Haley turned an accident of timing into a rollicking, but dangerous adventure. The result is a triumph: a humorous and penetrating insight into a world grappling with an unforeseen calamity and a rare and empathetic travel book.'With a buoyant, energetic approach to recording a year of (mostly) eluding lockdowns and quarantine, The One That Got Away is a greatly satisfying travel memoir that gives hope that, like Haley, we too might one day be able to venture abroad again.' Nathan Smith, Books+PublishingA moving and funny chronicle of questing and courage in the age of coronavirus. Margaret Simons, author of Cry Me A River and Penny Wong: Passion and PrincipleTravel books are often entertaining but Ken Haley's book is both entertaining and edifying: not many other writers manage that nowadays. He follows in the footsteps of those great adventurers before him . Stevenson, Newby, Chatwin and Bryson. Phil Brown, author of The Kowloon Kid and Travels with My Angst. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925760859
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