Bøger af Terry Grigg

Orcland to the Ottomans takes the reader on a riveting journey from New Zealand to Turkey. From the Southern Alps to the Red Centre of Australia, through Laos, the Philippines, then the Hermit Kingdom of North Korea and along the Silk Road to the home of the Ottomans. It retraces the steps of traders, conquerors, adventurers and tourists alike and the soldiers of empires that are no more. 'His observations are eye-opening and reflective and you will look at the world differently having read them' says BookLover. There is a powerful and entertaining narrative that doesn't pull any punches, and gets to the heart of the countries and cultures visited. Life and existence is witnessed for what it is; hard-hitting and heart-wrenching, dramatic and damning. Terry's story is a tantalising and evocative experience of discovery and understanding.The book concludes with the horrors of Gallipoli and the War to end all Wars, the nature of war, of human struggle and remembrance. It is the first volume of the series 'Terry's Travels'.

You've heard of the Dark Continent and you've read Heart of Darkness; well, this is The Dark Heart of Humanity, where it all began. More misanthropic mayhem all the way from the Canaries to Cape Town. Make out with a mummy, witness the dark secrets of vodou, say hello to Lucy, whitewater raft the Nile, go face-to-face with a gorilla, hallucinate on Kilimanjaro, fly across Victoria Falls, be swept out to sea by a riptide, bungy jump at Bloukrans and skydive over Cape Town. All this and more. Not just a travelogue or memoir, but the bigger picture of life on our beleaguered, long-suffering, over-populated planet and the absurdity of existence. With some enthralling notes, comments and conclusions on the naked ape and all that it stands for, to peruse at the end.