Latinalicious: The South America Diaries

by Becky Wicks

In her latest laugh-out-loud travel memoir, intrepid traveller Becky Wicks sets her sights on both the natural and - ahem! - man-made attractions of South America, and discovers that while gauchos aren't always hot, strangely, birdwatchers are ... From dodging naked Aussies on Bolivia's Death Road and diving with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands to conquering the Inca Trail (just), being crushed at the Rio Carnival and having her fake designer bag snatched in a Colombian ghetto, Becky tangos, gallops, bikes and treks her way through this spectacular continent, offering heaps of handy travel tips and hilarious insights along the way. And experiencing a good few vino tinto hangovers, too. PRAISE FOR BURQALICIOUS 'A funny, easy, breezy, heartwarming read' New Woman PRAISE FOR BALILICIOUS 'Balilicious made me laugh so hard I almost spilled my Bintang' Justin Steinlauf, TNT Magazine 'The real-life Bridget Jones hits the road ... this book is pee-your-pants funny' Sarah Alderson, author of Hunting Lila and Losing Lila 'She's done something amazing - convinced me this is a place I should take the time to explore' Sassi Sam, book blogger 'Becky wicks at her endearingly honest best. Balilicious comes with Bali-belly laughs galore' Katie Spain, the Adelaide∗ magazine

313 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2013

About the author

Hello lovelies! I'm an ex travel writer, a Harlequin author and a self-published romance writer, currently scribbling NEW spicy stuff from Amsterdam.

I love connecting with readers and fellow writers. If you ever wanna say hi, I'm at beckywicks@me.com or on the socials!

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Thanks for reading!

Becky x

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm currently planning for my trip to South America next year so this book was both a blessing and a curse. It's hard to narrow down what to do in 5 weeks when you read about so many great things that one person did in a year.

Becky's writing style was easy and conversational. I laughed out loud on several occasions and felt like I was along for the journey. Her personal experiences have inspired me for my own trip and the balance between sharing good and bad experiences of travel have given me realistic expectations of what to expect.

[Lcdk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Latinalicious is well and truly amazing in almost every way. The author offers a great blend of wittiness and entertainment combined with some quite useful (and practical) advice and convincing reasons for visiting South America. What I really love about this book, though, is the vivid, rich writing style that Becky uses to write the book with; it's funny and creative, yet also does a great job of not sacrificing pure information for entertainment value - the book definitely has the 'best of both worlds' when it comes to staying pleasurable while also being informing at the same time.

I was pleasantly surprised when I came across the rundown of the Ayahuasca retreat in Peru, in the Amazon - it's extremely interesting and Becky's added vibe and spice made a topic that I was once wary of instead a very interesting and thought-provoking subject.

Overall, it's DEFINITELY worth the read. I had high hopes at first, but the book went way above and beyond my initial expectations. This isn't your ordinary travel memoir by ANY means, Becky Wicks offers a refreshingly new approach that I am sure will leave even the most critical readers out there thoroughly impressed.

[Claire Melanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I swore to myself that i wouldn't read any more of her books and yet borrowed this as soon as i saw it at the library. Guess it's like wanting to know the end even though you don't like the story. This is yet another boring tale of someone who travels to other countries and waxes lyrical about how much they learn but they never actually step off the tourist trail and away from other travellers to really get to know anything substantial about the countries they visit. I know that's a common experience but at least when you have it, don't pretend it's anything more profound or makes you deeper than you are. The local people are nothing more than staff or used to add some exotic, stereotypical colour to the story. I can't believe anyone would see this as informative or educational. It's orientalism at its worst. I really, really won't be reading any further installations.

[Ana Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book about Becky's travels in South America. She definitely visits places your casual traveler would not visit. She goes from going on extravagant tours to staying on hostels in which you would not catch your regular travelers in but she's got her youth to help her do this, not for me, though.

[Christel Keijzer · Rating 2 out of 5]

entertaining - reminded me of my youth and made me feel like going off to buy a plane ticket to fly off to another continent, even though my experiences would not resemble Becky's.

[Jess Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

A true travel story. This felt like a really honest portrayal of her journey through South America! I really enjoyed it, I felt like I was traveling along with her without needing to leave the house!

[Angelica Payne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable and fun!

[Sarah Alderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though I'm not in this book (I managed to sneak an appearance in Balilicious) I still loved it ;)

Becky is the funniest person I know (in the interest of full disclosure, we are friends and have even written a book together). And her books are brilliant.

[Alison]

kindle 260 (travel Memoir)