For those of you with wanderlust, here is one of the best travel adventures I’ve ever read, and wanted to share it again…
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“The sun is spread, hot and arched, above the reef like a woman in abandon, sky shimmering like glistening skin…”
Yes, it is paradise: this picture of a resort in the Solomon Islands…a gorgeous escape, the adventure of a lifetime…but getting to paradise is another matter….
“Only two hours ago I’d been living through some of the worst moments I’d ever experienced, during which an understanding of the precariousness of life had been borne in me with frightening force.”
Time For Another Amazing Island Adventure!
Both of the quotes above are from an amazing book that continues the adventures of one of my favorite Authors!
First of all, what a beautiful cover for a book. Welcome to Pigeon Island, surrounded by many other, smaller islands like the one on the cover. I have posted before about the exotic adventures of Lucy Irvine, who began the adventure of a lifetime when…
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I never read the book, but remember the film with Oliver Reed all too well. Interesting that there was another book, John. I wasn’t aware of that.
Best wishes, Pete.
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“Faraway” is really a terrific travel memoir…never saw the movie but the book is fascinating! Thanks for your comment!
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