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Travels With A kayak
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Travels With A kayakby Whit Deschner
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Humorous and a Great Read!, August 14, 2000 Reviewer:John Foss/Pattie Todd (Telluride, Colorado and Chile, South America) - Have you ever ventured forth out of the cocoon of your local river scene? I don't mean a weekend jaunt from DC to West Virginia. I'm talking about the big trip: jumping on board a gas-guzzling silver bird; cramming your torso into the economy section in a way that would make a chiropractor cringe; drinking or drugging yourself into oblivion after dining on plastic airline food; and finally uncoiling after an indeterminable amount of hours at some Third World airport in the cloying heat of the night, accosted by manic taxi drivers, while throngs of brown-eyed, dark-skinned people stare in wonder at this thing--your kayak--you're dragging on the tarmac. If you've been there, read Travels With A Kayak by Whit Deschner. For those of you that haven't, his zany travelogue will motivate you to go. Buy this book. Whit's non-profit organization--himself--needs the money. Maybe he'll even sign your copy like he did mine, "May all your dreams be wet."
Product Review
Although it's not advisable to judge a book by its cover, the photographs gracing the cover of Travels with a Kayak make it hard not to be intrigued, even without reading a word. A cowboy, a Buddhist monk, an English bobby, and an Indian holy man stare out from separate photos, each holding a well-used kayak paddle. Even if you've never remotely considered whitewater kayaking, Whit Deschner sure makes it clear that you are missing an awful lot of fun if you don't give it a try. Travels with a Kayak follows the death-defying author around the world as he drags his kayak from country to country in search of life. Readers won't be disappointed as they join Deschner for a humorous ride through New Zealand, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, the U.S., India, Japan, and all over the rest of the world.
Heather Gunn, Playboating (Great Britain - spring 98
Whit Deschner, possibly canoeings most entertaining writer, has written a book about his `Travels with a Kayak. Its packed full of hiiarious and sometimes horrific paddling stories, many of which seem way too far fetched to be true, even though we have it on good authority that such unbelievable things did really happen. If you think youve got great stories to tell. dont open your mouth until youve read this book. You might well find your little escapades pale into insignificance compared to this mans. There are some great old school photos in the book and plenty of useful information it you fancy doing a bit of travelling yourself. Travels with a Kayak had us laughing out loud all the way through. Its superb.
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