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    Travelantics
    Travelantics
    Travelantics
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    Travelantics

    By Adonis Stevenson

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    We've heard it all before - bored urbanite quits rat race for life of travel and adventure. Or have we?

    Thanks to superhuman naivety and a crippling lack of preparation, Adonis' story is an improbable barrage of comical escapades. Set against a shifting backdrop, ranging from ancient lost cities to strip clubs, his travels fling him from the terror of near death experiences to moments of life-affirming joy.

    Tales of guns, drugs, deadly animals, destructive forces of nature and cheerful muggings might make Adonis sound like one of those insane adrenaline junkies, but, incredibly, this is a true story about a normal person. This could be your story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdonis Stevenson
    Release dateJul 9, 2011
    ISBN9781465952349
    Travelantics
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    Adonis Stevenson

    Adonis was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1972 and is Video Game Graphic Artist (Team Apache, Lotus Challenge, Warhammer 40000: Fire Warrior, Fable 2, Fable 3) and aspiring author. Travelantics is his first book but there are more in the pipeline.

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    • 3/5
      This is the story of the author’s Gap Year travels – except that the year was taken some time later than normal. Not only was he in well paid employment, had a flat and car and all the comforts of modern life but he was unattached and a fully qualified football coach. Nevertheless, he felt his life was going nowhere. He had not seen more of the world than London and Cyprus. So he sold up and shipped out. This book is about his Travels and the Antics he got up to.Most of the year was spent in Latin America, starting in Buenos Aires in Argentina. There he stayed in a dilapidated hostel filled with crazy inhabitants and fellow travellers. On the first night they calculated that it would take 150 beer bottles to completely cover a table. Shortly before dawn next day, having drunk 20 gallons of beer, they gave up the task because they were both too drunk and too tired. On another night they stormed out of a stripclub having been scandalously overcharged for their drinks. They didn’t realise it was a brothel until later. The book is full of anecdotes like this, or accounts of paragliding or going on wine tours. He flew from Buenos Aires to southern Patagonia to view the Perito Moreno Glacier. After describing its overpowering magnificence he then tells us about fulfilling a self-imposed task: to sit in a deck chair on a glacier drinking a gin and tonic with glacier ice in it. He didn’t have the deck chair, but he did the rest.He then went to Quito in Ecuador to join an organised tour lasting three months. It passed through Peru, Bolivia, North Argentina, Brazil and ended in Venezuela. The group travelled in a purpose built truck, with each person assigned a daily task. They saw staggering landscapes, any number of Inca ruins and spent four days walking the Inca Trail before coming down onto the breathtaking beauty of Machu Picchu. The only country they felt was unpleasant was Brazil. First because Portuguese was the language there, while they all spoke pidgin Spanish. And second because of the prevalence of mugging and robbery.At the end of the tour he flew to Mexico where he explored both Mexico City and numerous places in the country. At one point he and a friend were staying on an island when Hurricane Wilma blew up. They were evacuated by the army. Having renewed his visa, he spent some time with an organisation that helped street children. He had been struck by the poverty of children all through his journey and wanted to do something for them. Like play football. He met a girl there and they agreed to meet in Manila after Christmas. Hawaii was a shock to his system because everyone stuck so rigidly to the rules and laws. He had become accustomed to South America where laws were treated more as guidelines than anything else.He visited Australia and was tortured by flies and other insects, went snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef and saw Whitehaven Breach which he thought was probably the best white beach in the world. There was lots of partying and playing games and sports, but he felt he wasn’t on an adventure any more because he was living in an English-like society.He and Bathy met up in Manila and had a brilliant time. Then he flew back to London via a few days in Hong Kong and Tokyo. After a time readjusting to ‘normal’ life, he got a job in London, a flat and a wife. But it’s not Bethy, because holiday romances never work out in the long run.This travel book lacks maps. They are an essential part of any book that describes journeys, especially such extensive ones as in this book. A few photographs would not have come amiss. While the book is strong on the travel and the antics, it is weak on the cultural and historical features which are only mentioned in passing. Which is a pity because it is rather well written.
    • 4/5
      This entertaining travel journal/memoir is well-written and a truly enjoyable read. We follow the author after he has abandoned his ho-hum, deceptively stressful life designing video games, and sold all of his worldly possessions to fund almost a full year of travel. Beginning in South America, moving onto Central America, briefly in North America, Australia, the Philippines, and finally Japan, the author stays in hostels and participates in group travel opportnities. He humorously documents his reactions to the locals, their reactions to him, and the frustratingly hilarious obstacles one encounters when traveling with groups of strangers.
    • 5/5
      TravelanticsBy Adonis StevensonA copy of this book was received from the Member Giveaways Program of LibraryThing. Because I travel so much myself, I could relate to all the experiences that Adonis encountered on his trips especially in South America. Until you travel yourself, you can not appreciate what a smiling face of a child can mean when you are down on your luck or just feeling sorry for yourself. While visiting the Galapagos Islands, you learn that the animals are not afraid of us.From not getting your long hair to dry for four days in Costa Rica to feeling the need to use a restroom when riding a camel in Jordan; travel opens your eyes to how the rest of the world struggles and how much alike we all are in our everyday lives.This book reminds us that by stepping away from our ordinary lives we can learn more about live than we expected. You can follow his advice and learn so much about yourself.I recommend this book to fellow travelers and those who are still dreaming about traveling. Take the leap…and become a citizen of the world.
    • 4/5
      Adonis Stevenson is like a younger, more English version of Dave Barry. In his book, Travelantics, he takes us on a round-world journey, starting in Latin America, and working his way through the Pacific, and eventually to the Antipodes.All the while, he provides social commentary, both about the place he visits, as well as things back home.How Stevenson managed to survive his trip is a miracle in and of itself, but I'm certainly glad that he did, as otherwise, we would not have this droll travel book. Reading his writing is like chatting with a friend, hearing about his trip, and knowing, at times, that he was overly exaggerating or even spouting BS, but you're glad he did, as it made his story all the more interesting.There were things that did bug me in the book, such as the confusion of Mesoamerican people, but that did not affect my overall enjoyment of it.I'd recommend this to anybody in need of a light travel book written by someone of a younger generation.
    • 3/5
      I appreciate the chance to review this book and I am glad I stuck with it. I very nearly stopped reading because at first it just seemed like a drunken romp across South America. Initially, I found the tone a bit patronizing and colonial but it did amuse me at points, reminding me of friends and adventures from my time as a student. The fact that I was mildly amused was the sole reason I kept reading and in the end I was glad that I did. It was interesting to see the author's growth as a writer and changed attitude over the course of his travels and writing. Once I got past the first few chapters, I enjoyed the picture he painted of the places he visited and found his descriptions of both colour and landscape to be fantastic.This book has a number of editing issues. I found a large number of typos throughout the book and places where words were omitted, plural when they should have been singular (or vice versa) and in improper tenses. I found these errors distracting and I felt that they interfered with the storytelling. Another editing issue I came across was the reference to the "Mayan" ruins on the Inca Trail (page 72). I don't believe the Mayans ventured that far south,or out of Central America. I think the ruins should have been referred to as Incan. In the end I enjoyed the story but I think the book needs some polishing.
    • 5/5
      Muy bien! Or perhaps muito bem?i really enjoyed this book about the author's year long travels around the world. The writing style was hilarious, yet thorough and informative. Occasionally I got annoyed with Stevenson's not so wise decisions, but hey it's his life and he least he admitted when he made these not so wise choices. Overall, this book made me want to go on an adventure and travel on my own whims. A quick and entertaining read that truly gives you a sense of what it is like to drop everything and traipse the globe as you please.
    • 4/5
      i love his sense of humor. the book is fun to read and i am learning about the coulture of the place. I would never dare to take off by myself to a country that was so different and i did not speak the langage. so far the book has been easy to read and can't wait to finsh was too tired last night but will finish tonight. i deffinately would recommend this book
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed the book so much that I often followed my boyfriend around the house reading little pieces of the book to him. The book had me laughing and in a way made me jealous because I want to jump on a bus tomorrow and just go on a journey and in a way I got one through the book. He made me chuckle and he made me realize that the world is more then just the little room that I sit in every day and that there is an adventure out there. I honestly believe it is a must read for anyone who loves to read and enjoy books.

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