Up the Amazon Without a Paddle

A world-traveler with a wry perspective on his exploits offers a collection of sixty tales detailing his various adventures, including his experiences blowgun hunting in the Amazon, dealing with hippos in Zimbabwe, and journeying on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Original.

Blending Dave Barry's style of humor with Tim Cahill's taste for adventure, Lansky has found the ideal combination for highly entertaining travel writing. This enjoyable pastiche of anecdotes recounts more than 60 of the author's fun-loving, hair-raising, and off-the-wall excursions around the globe. His broad and balanced travel coverage takes many formsAone moment he's elegantly cruising the Caribbean on a luxury liner, the next sleeping under the stars on Mount Sinai. Any lover of adventure will enjoy accounts of blowgun hunting, 'gator wrestling, volcano hiking, and ostrich riding. Unusual experiences include test-driving a Ferrari, enduring a Chinese opera, and playing Finnish ice golf. Through Lansky's writing, one is rewarded with the pleasures of a novel, the excitement of a thriller, and the insightful information one would expect from a guidebook. Recommended.AJo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ontario
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