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.In Patagonia (Vintage Classics)
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by: Bruce Chatwin

January 08, 1999
How many children become adults fulfilling a childhood dream by visiting remote places? Bruce Chatwin, driven by memories of his grandfather's strange artifact, takes us with him to the farthest reaches of South America. His travels in that mysterious realm result in this masterfully done account of journeys in Patagonia - southern Argentina and Chile. It's not an exaggeration to praise this work as the first to supplement Darwin's. Both sought fossils, although Chatwin's pursuit is rather more specific. Both described the land, the people and events in the most captivating and readable manner. A rare treasure in travel literature, this book is a timeless treasure.

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.Chile and Easter Island (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
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by: Charlotte Beech, Jolyon Attwooll, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Thomas Kohnstamm

May 01, 2006
How many children become adults fulfilling a childhood dream by visiting remote places? Bruce Chatwin, driven by memories of his grandfather's strange artifact, takes us with him to the farthest reaches of South America. His travels in that mysterious realm result in this masterfully done account of journeys in Patagonia - southern Argentina and Chile. It's not an exaggeration to praise this work as the first to supplement Darwin's. Both sought fossils, although Chatwin's pursuit is rather more specific. Both described the land, the people and events in the most captivating and readable manner. A rare treasure in travel literature, this book is a timeless treasure.

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.The Rough Guide to Chile (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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by: Melissa Graham, Andrew Benson

August 31, 2006
This is could be a very useful guide BUT we found both the accommodation infos and the maps EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE. Hostels are likely to either no longer exist or to differ strongly from the descriptions provided. If the guide says that a hostel is "not so nice", read that as a clear "stay away, this place is a dump". You can spare yourself some horrid nights that way. Just ask other people where they stayed and write it down in a notebook. We found the city maps simply abysmal. Entire blocks and streets were missing from the map of Osorno, which led to an hour long trek across town, whereas the map showed that our accommodation was just two blocks away from the Plaza da Armas. Having said that, RG is definitely better than LG, which seems to consist ... Read More:
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.Trekking in the Patagonian Andes (Lonely Planet Walking Guides)
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by: Clem Lindenmayer, Nicholas Tapp

November 01, 2003
I really recommend this book as a must if you want to do any serious walking in Chile. The book lists all the essentials to bring and what to expect, even where to get camping gas. The walks are selected in order of difficulty and days, with photos of what you will see on the way and where camping and huts are located. I managed to walk round chile for 2 months without the aid of any expensive group travel and with little Spanish, just armed with my LP. The walks selected, especially the torres del paine are spectacular, its a definite must for the would be walker!!!
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.The Road to Gobblers Knob: From Chile to Alaska on a Motorbike
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by: Geoff Hill

April 23, 2007
Pretty pointless yarn...the main problem is the author and his use of non stop so-called "Irish Wit" from start to finish of the book which just becomes a big turn-off after the first chapter. If you are thinking of subjecting yourself this nonsense - be warned..
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.Chile Insight Guide (Insight Guides) (Insight Guides)
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by: Apa

October 31, 2007
Pretty pointless yarn...the main problem is the author and his use of non stop so-called "Irish Wit" from start to finish of the book which just becomes a big turn-off after the first chapter. If you are thinking of subjecting yourself this nonsense - be warned..
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.The Rough Guide Map Chile (Rough Guide Map)
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by: Melissa Graham

August 25, 2005
Pretty pointless yarn...the main problem is the author and his use of non stop so-called "Irish Wit" from start to finish of the book which just becomes a big turn-off after the first chapter. If you are thinking of subjecting yourself this nonsense - be warned..
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.Between Extremes: A Journey Beyond Imagination
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by: Brian Keenan, John McCarthy

September 01, 2000
If this was just a travel book, it would be pretty mediocre fare. However, it isn't. The 'extremes' of the title are not merely those of Chile, but the personalities of two very different men welded together by the trauma and ordeal of their shared past. Similarly, the journey is 'beyond imagination' not because of the almost unimaginable landscape of the country, but because they spent hours in captivity, imagining the Journey (and a rather more bizarre 'Yak farm').

How can two such different human beings become so enmeshed and sensitive to the nuances of each other's thoughts and behaviour? Well, read "An Evil Cradling" and "Some Other Rainbow", and *then* read this book. Suddenly, the journey acquires hidden treasures behind the unremarkable ... Read More:
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.The Linger Loco!: In Search of the Real Carnival (Argentina, Chile, Peru, Brazil)
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by: Simon Raven, Chris Raven

October 30, 2007
This third book by the Raven brothers is absolutely brilliant. Unlike any other travel book you are likely to read, the Linger Loco is tear-wateringly funny, candid and insightful. This book is reminiscent of the travels of Ewan Mcgregor and Charley Boorman, yet so much more genuine; these guys have no support crew of employees sorting their visas, arranging accomodation, providing medical care or streamlining the trip. And their enthusiasm for their unsscripted, itinerary-free adventure is really refreshing, compared with the bratty outbursts of McGregor and Boorman. I would really recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the Long Way Down' genre, but wants a more down to earth, humour-filled read.
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.A Chile: Travels in a Thin Country
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by: Sara Wheeler

December 07, 2006
This is "travel writing" in the sense that we know it these days. Author thinks of a trip. If successfully published previously, gets an advance. Makes arrangements, connections and contacts, sharpens pencils, buys dictaphone tapes and tickets and goes. The result is what was intended from the start - a book. OK, no harm in that. This is what Sara Wheeler does for a living, just like Bryson, Theroux, Palin et al. Other authors go nowhere, make it all up - that's fiction. Somewhere in between is Bruce Chatwin, who went to places and then made a lot of it up. So, for those of us who have bought these books and in fact pay for these trips, was this one worth it?

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