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Chargement... So We Sold Our House and Ran Away to the South Pacificpar Gordon Cope
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Shortlisted for the Calgary W.O. Mitchell Prize. From the author of A Paris Moment comes a tongue-in-cheek tale of one couple's quest for happiness on the other side of the globe. We all dream of escaping the boring routine of getting up, going to work, and paying the bills. Find out what happens when Gordon Cope and his wife, Linda, follow that dream-to the South Pacific. From the remote Cook Islands to the hustle and bustle of Sydney Australia, from the new agey cities of New Zealand to Perry Mason's orchid garden in Fiji, Gordon and his wife Linda search for happiness - and the best sauvignon blanc in the southern hemisphere. Along the way they encounter a host of memorable characters: Sven - the Swedish biker with a body of tattoos, Greg - the James Cagney look-alike - whose dream is to open an espresso bar in one of Sydney's roughest neighbourhoods, Papa Manu - whose Cook Island-style birthday parties give new meaning to the term "party crashers", Lovestruck Rarotonga teens Violet and Porkchop, And, of course, the Wizard of New Zealand. From taking part in a Cook Islands racquetball competition to staring down a grassfire in Australia, from chasing crazy cockroaches to ducking kooky kookaburras, Gordon Cope takes you on a rollicking adventure to the world down under. . . You won't have to be mad as a meat axe to enjoy this trip! Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)919.04History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worldsClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (4.17)
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This one, the first, was written when Mr. Cope and his wife Linda decide that they have had enough of Calgary's winter's. Since I grew up in the province next door, I can fully relate to this desire. They escaped winter the right way though, by heading down south to sun and sand. Winter in Australia sounds good to me!
After selling their house and cutting all ties to Canada, they head off for one year of regrouping and relaxing. The first part of their vacation is spent in Fiji, then Australia, and finally New Zealand. While I enjoyed their time spent in Fiji and New Zealand, the best part was when they were in Australia. I think this was because the author enjoyed Sydney the best, which really came across in the writing.
Even though they had the most incredible year, you could see the bittersweet resignation at the end of the novel that they couldn't carry on life in this manner forever; unfortunately, none of us are millionaires with this option. Still, I found it so encouraging that they were willing to chuck away their life in Calgary for the option of having something more fulfilling. It gives me lots of ideas though, haha.
So, my favourite Canadian travel writer. He's sarcastic, can beautifully describe landscapes and food, and makes people come alive. I strongly encourage you to give Mr. Cope a chance! (