Brilliant Australian travel writer Tony Perrottet traces the Mediterranean itinerary of the world's first tourists - the ancient Romans - with the help of an archaic guidebook from the era written by one Pausanias. Tony's entertaining narrative is combined with a witty, intelligent discussion of ancient history and culture compared with our own lives today. There are more similarities that you might imagine. Tony and his three months pregnant girlfriend make their journey from Rome, through Greece, Turkey and finally to Aswan, Egypt. Along the way they scuba dive among the ancient ruins of Naples, and become bewildered guests of honour at a Nubian wedding. Route 66AD is informative, irreverent, fun and the perfect holiday read.
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The need for perpetual motion has always been Tony Perrottet's most obvious personality disorder. Studying History at Sydney he regularly disappeared hitch-hiking through the Outback, or traveling through rural India (enjoying a brief, inglorious career as a film extra in Rajasthan). On graduation, he moved to South America as a roving correspondent where he covered the Shining Path war in Peru, drug running in the Colombian Amazon and several rebellions in Argentina. Now living in Manhattan he continues to commute to Iceland, Tierra del Fuego and Zanzibar, while contributing to Esquire, Outside, the New York Times and the Sunday Times. Route 66 AD will appear in translation in Germany, Japan, Holland and Brazil.
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Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 418 pp. B/W Illustrations throughout. Slight corner bumping otherwise almost as new."Armed with a sackful of ancient texts, and dragging his unimpressed pregnant girlfrend with him, Tony travels from Rome, through Greece, Turkey and Egypt, interweaving remarkably vivid historical anecdotes with his own entertaining and touching experiences along the way." Appendix I: Timeline, Appendix II: Who's Who in the Ancient World, Appendix III: Sources. A must for those interested in the ancient Romans and their world. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 000421
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Etat : Good. : Acompaña al escritor de viajes Tony Perrottet en un recorrido por el itinerario mediterráneo de los primeros turistas del mundo: los antiguos romanos. Con una guía arcaica de la época escrita por Pausanias, Perrottet entrelaza una narrativa entretenida con una discusión ingeniosa sobre la historia y la cultura antiguas, comparándolas con la vida actual. Desde Roma, pasando por Grecia y Turquía, hasta Egipto, este libro ofrece una perspectiva informativa e irreverente, ideal para los amantes de la historia y los viajes. EAN: 9780091884802 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Route 66 A.D. Autor: Tony Perrottet Editorial: Ebury Press Idioma: en Páginas: 320 Formato: tapa blanda. N° de réf. du vendeur Happ-2026-05-28-d3873ce4
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