Thumbs Up Australia - Tom Parry Reviews
Newest Review: ... Parry is somewhat obsessed with Australia, and with the Outback in particular. He waxes lyrical about the landscape and the ... more
... people, and is determined that they will hitch the whole way round the roughly 8000 mile loop they have planned to follow. He sees buses as a betrayal of his ideals. Katia sees them as comfortable and safe.
Parry writes Thumbs Up Australia with a pleasant and engaging style, thanks to his love of his subject matter. It is an easy read, a gentle romp through the inhospitable Outback, with Katia providing comic relief as she struggles to cope with the basic quality of life she endures, and the many characters the pair...more
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For many years I have devoured travel books, usually about France or Italy but occasionally branching out elsewhere. As someone who doesn't travel often or very far, they offer me an escapism and a chance to learn about and "see" other parts of the world. Thumbs Up Australia: Hitchhiking the Outback by Tom Parry is the first travel book I have read about Australia however, and hopefully it won't be the last. Parry sets off to Australia with his rather reluctant French girlfriend Katia, to re-explore the Outback which he hitched through when young and single. He has spent the intervening years lost in daydreams about Australia, and after much effort ... Read the complete review
