Always Feel A Friend

by Peter Biddlecombe

Wittily and informatively, Peter Biddlecombe brings a unique businessman's perspective to his over 170 travel destinations. Unlike many other travel writers who can look in from the outside and paint a leisurely portrait of the sights and sounds of exotic places, Biddlecombe has to land running in order to survive. In Always Feel a Friend, the destinations include Cape Verde, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Mauritius, Samoa, and Fiji.

Genres: Travel

400 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2004

Reviews

[thereadytraveller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Travelling businessman Peter Biddlecombe provides a collection of insights into 19 countries scattered around the globe with his own unique brand of slapstick humour that is unlikely to appeal to all. Written like a travel author overdosing on Ritalin, we find ourselves one minute reading about the ethnic make-up and history of Macedonia, the next about American spy satellites over Kosovo before veering back again to the architecture of Macedonian churches and mosques.

Always Feel a Friend covers a range of lesser known countries such as Kosovo, Cape Verde and the Cook Islands, which guarantees that you will learn something about a country you didn't know before. And despite the rapid fire and relentless delivery of Biddlecombe's humour, there are some genuine quality observations imparted.

[Bk · Rating 1 out of 5]

juvenile unfunny puns on the sufferings of the africans.
distasteful fat tongan jokes.

read only for insights on corrupt governments and lives of the poor.