Kirjailija
Tightwad Economist
Kirjat ja teokset yhdessä paikassa: 4 kirjaa, julkaisuja vuosilta 2019-2023, suosituimpien joukossa The Grass is Sometimes Greener. Vertaile teosten hintoja ja tarkista saatavuus suomalaisista kirjakaupoista.
4 kirjaa
Kirjojen julkaisuhaarukka 2019-2023.
South America is a continent of contrasts. Snow-capped peaks and tropical wildernesses. Vast pampa and arid deserts. Widespread poverty and concentrated wealth. Pre-Colombian temples and colonial churches. The Pachamama and Christianity. Abundant fruits and psychedelic plants. European modernity and Indigenous pride. Honourable people and violent criminals. Fiesta and sorrow. It is 1994: the internet and mobile phones do not exist and independent travel remains a true adventure. Following his trailblazing 1991 exploration of the continent, Tightwad Economist is back in South America to graze again on its magnetic and magnificent delights. This time he is joined by his long-time philosophizing errant amigo from small-town regional Australia, Bold Punter, and his enthusiastic brother Red Pibe, as they seek spirituality and scenery, language and learning, hikes and hallucinations, solidarity and sustenance, alcohol and affection. But what is the meaning of the quest? Why just keep travelling? One thing remains true; the less you spend the longer you travel. If the answer has not been found, then there is no option but to keep foraging for greener pastures.
The Tightwad Economist has a lust for discovery and adventure. Incited by the preaching of the Messiah of Travel, the call of Africa is ineluctable. Not the clich d chic safaris and animal spotting tours of travel brochures. Tightwad sets off hitching through the Maghreb in North Africa alone before following in the footsteps of Mungo Park, the celebrated Scottish explorer, the first European to delve into the heart of West Africa and come out alive, barely. But it is 1993, not 1796, and Tightwad is joined by the Messiah of Travel and his disciples as they set out on their own exploration of modern West Africa. Where European borders cross traditional tribal lines, where corrupt and inept leaders struggle to improve living standards, where transport and infrastructure is rough, where food is sometimes scarce, but where the people have a longing for life and laughter.