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by Andy Ruck
Pages: 200
imprint: Vanguard Press
ISBN: 9781843865889
The eternal questions of youth - What is real life? Where is it really happening? - are mulled over in this vividly-depicted account of "time out" travelling through South America. Calling upon the youthful adventurous spirit that saw the national media-bothering ascent of a famous Aberdeen landmark, Andy Ruck joins his free-spirited, Frodo Baggins-like friend Carson on a self-consciously shambolic and unplanned adventure through a continent of "flawed beauty". As with anything involving the two of them, hazardous journeys, brushes with authorities and high levels of unnecessary discomfort are sure to follow.
In a fast-paced narrative that extols the virtues of youthful adventure and discovery, be prepared for cavalier entries into Wonders of the World, snow-bound high-level treks, maps like Dalí paintings and the police chief from The Simpsons. And quite a lot more...
"This travelling thing" can have its day, and the call of home can be equally strong, but can true wanderlust ever be tamed?
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