A rip-roaringly funny account of life in the farthest corners of the world, "Getting Stoned with Savages" again reveals the wry appreciation of the absurd and infectious joy of discovery that make Troost one of the most engaging and original travel writers around.
When the author's wife was posted to the small island nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific, their culture shock was extreme. Expecting a Gauguin-esque paradise, they actually found a hot, filthy, polluted, isolated, and forgotten place with almost no amenities. After two years of battling bureaucracy and, often, simply trying to find something ...
Taking on the world's most populous and intriguing nation, Troost escorts readers on a rollicking journey through the new beating heart of the modern world, from the megalopolises of Beijing and Shanghai to the Gobi desert and the hinterlands of Tibet.
The bestselling author of "The Sex Lives of Cannibals" returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China--a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.
J. Maarten Troost, one of the most engaging and original travel writers around, again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world.
At age twenty-six, Maarten Troost packed up his flip-flops to move to a remote South Pacific island. He should have known better. This is the true story of a harrowing and hilarious stay in the worst place on earth.
J. Maarten Troost, one of the most engaging and original travel writers around, again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world.
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