Blondynka na tropie tajemnic

Na Krańce Świata

by Beata Pawlikowska

Siódmego dnia na Zanzibarze wsiadłam na łódź i popłynęłam przez ocean. Ciepły wiatr głaskał mnie po włosach, szumiały palmy kokosowe, świeciło tropikalne słońce, a ja pomyślałam, że w takich chwilach czas staje i przestaje mieć znaczenie. Liczy się tylko to, co jest tu i teraz. To jedna z tajemnic szczęścia.

W czasie podróży ciągle odkrywam coś nowego. Afrykański rytm życia w kraterze Ngorongoro, bigos z fasoli i księżycowa pustynia w Brazylii, zwariowane podwieczorki, Wydma Zachodzącego Słońca, zapach jaguara, zabójcze gąsienice, pieczone mrówki, wanilia, pieprz i goździki..

Niezwykłe miejsca i przygody, w poszukiwaniu prawdy o świecie i o sobie.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

300 pages, Hardcover

First published May 18, 2011

About the author

Writer, traveller, journalist and a photographer.

Beata Pawlikowska is an author of several books and an independent traveller, who wends through the jungles of South America, where she lives with the Indians. Her travel experiences include Africa, both Americas, Asia and Europe, from the Himalayas, through wild savannas, jungles and oceans. She is also a photographer and writer for "National Geographic".

Reviews

[Filip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah, yes, it's vacation and that means it's time to pick one of these... books. I don't think they even count as 'guilty pleasure' for me anymore, it's more of a annual ritualistic display of masochism by now. That said... as far as her books go this one is one of the better ones and actually enjoyable. The photos were lovely, we got some really interesting tidbits of information, there was a wide range of places described and - most importantly - the author didn't spoil the book (too much) by adding a lot of her pseudophilosophical, pseudointellectual ramblings. Yay?

[Ver · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that the author provides interesting bits about the local history and culture. I liked the bigger-sized issue of the book as there were more interesting photos than the author's drawings which are pretty useless to me. I've read the book about Zanzibar before so I could skip this part. I have to say I do not always agree with her spiritual insight but everyone has a different way to travel.

[Daria · Rating 4 out of 5]

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