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Tales from the Torrid Zone: Travels in the Deep Tropics (Vintage Departures)

by Alexander Frater

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Alexander Frater was born to a family of Scottish expatriates on the tiny island of Irikiki in the South Seas. Following his dreams of being a writer, Frater left home, but the call of the tropics compelled him to return again and again. Join him as he dines with the Queen of Tonga; makes his way through two civil wars; visits the spots where surfing and bungee jumping originated; and expresses his love for the region where he is at once a tourist, explorer, adventurer, and native son. From Tahiti to Thailand, Mexico to Mozambique, Frater gives us a richly described, endlessly surprising picture of this diverse, feverish, languorously beautiful world.

About the Author

Alexander Frater has contributed to various U.K. publications and has been a contracted New Yorker writer; as chief travel correspondent of the London Observer he won an unprecedented number of British Press Travel Awards. His two most recent books, Beyond the Blue Horizon and Chasing the Monsoon, have been made into major BBC television films. He lives in London but travels frequently to the tropics.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780307388261
Author:
Frater, Alexander
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
General
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Special Interest - Adventure
Subject:
Voyages and travels
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Travel
Subject:
Tropics Description and travel.
Subject:
General Travel
Subject:
Travel Writing-General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage Departures
Publication Date:
20080231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
2 MAPS
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
7.94x5.32x.90 in. .64 lbs.

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