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A Chile: Travels in a Thin Countryby: Sara Wheeler
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 Rating:  - Entertaining, insightful and full of humourThis 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 ... Read More Rating:  - Move over, BillBill Bryson has always been my fantasy ideal travel companion. That is, until I discovered Sara Wheeler. (sorry, Bill). Having just read another book on Chile, "Between Extremes", this one shines in comparison to that rather turgid volume. The same route from north to south is taken - though as Chile is indeed such a "thin country" there really isn't much alternative. Sara Wheeler is everything a travel writer should be: well-informed, funny, and self-deprecating. I laughed long and ... Read More Rating: - This is not a travel guide - but it's not meant to be!!!!Travels in a thin country is a beautifully written and vividly described journey through much of the length of this fascinating counrty. The book discusses much of the troubled past of this country in a sensitive manner whilst not hiding the part played by external influences such as the Americans or British. This is not a travel guide, if you want one of those go buy Lonely Planet or any of the other plethora of guide books. The previous review that mentioned no sense of purpose is incorrect, ... Read More Rating: - Good(ish) tour of Chile, but lackingSara Wheelers travels in a thin country is a reasonable travel book through Chile, but it is certainly not an authoritive guide. Having traveled most of the route she chooses, from North to South, prior to reading the book, it was easy to relate to many of her encounters and expeditions. And as such the book serves as a nice reminder, The problem with the book, is that is has been written soley with the ambition of creating a travel book, and this is the reason she set of to Chile in the first place. It lacks ... Read More Rating: - One of the best travel books I've ever read.I could probably have lived a full and happy life without ever visiting Chile, but after reading this book I'm determined to go. Sara Wheeler's account of a North-South journey through the "thin country" is entertaining, well written, funny and insightful. Towards the end of her trip she wangles her way to Antarctica with the Chillean navy and this led to another excellent travel book. Highly recommended Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
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