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Bezig met laden... The Handsomest Man in Cuba: An Escapadedoor Lynette Chiang
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I also enjoyed this book immensely - being interested in both cycle touring and Cuba. I fully endorse Nandadevi's review. Having recently visited Cuba (Dec- Jan, 2016-2017) I appreciate the author's adventures there even more. Cycle tourism is increasingly popular in Cuba though I now fully understand why many, like Lynette Chiang, decide to take their own bike rather than rely on those available locally. The trade blockade on Cuba, enforced by the USA, means that money is in short supply and the locals often have to resort to riding ancient, heavy-framed Chinese bikes - often missing mod-cons such as gears or even brakes! Did the manufacturer of her bicycle sponsor her journey? I don't know; but I am satisfied that it was a story worth telling and told fairly well. Ms Chiang is in advertising/marketing in Costa Rica before she sets out to ride around Cuba. She gets by on very little money, and a great deal of goodwill from ordinary Cubans. Mostly this book is about that goodwill, the cheerfulness of people who are not wealthy but not poor. The contrast with wealthy foreigners in Cuba, and the increasing numbers of Cubans who hold that money is more important than friendship, is stark. It is a story about places, a little history, a lot about the locals, some candid observations about herself, and only so much about her equipment as any expeditioner might mention. Like other cycle-touring stories there is a focus on the minutae of life and travelling. She tells it with a great deal of affection for Cuba, and a little regret that she is recording a place and attitudes that are fast changing. In the end, a small story - but colorful and very well told by a writer who is not blind to their own failings and foibles. Recommended as a book about Cuba, and about cycling, and even in a small way a parable about how we travel (by choice and/or by circumstance) through life. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
An engaging, witty account of the people, customs, food, and culture of Cuba framed by a fascinating approach to travel. With only a folding bicycle and a towable suitcase, Australian Lynette Chiang spent three months touring Cuba, eshewing tourist hotels and typical iteneraries in favor of an unpredictable day-to-day existence among ordinary citizens. She discovered a people who, despite great privation, are warm, generous--and generally happy. Her narrative covers equally well the challenges of travel on two wheels and the surprises of life in the land of Fidel. Read more about Lynette at http: //www.galfromdownunder.com/cuba/ Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)972.91History and Geography North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda West Indies (Antilles) and Bermuda; Caribbean CubaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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