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Distant Suns
- Every Day an Adventure, Book 3
- Narrated by: Sam Manicom
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Sam Manicom's dynamic third book transports you to Southern Africa, South and Central America. Sam has a gift for describing the vibrancy of people and places, and you are led effortlessly through three very different parts of the world by his enthusiasm and his acute observations. Human behavior, drama, passion, disaster, humor, and the pure adrenaline buzz of overlanding such far-flung, wild and exotic places are all here.
This thought-provoking mix is brought alive by both his descriptive, which can make the mouth water or the hairs on the back of the neck crawl, and the historical tidbits and cultural notes about the people and places he visits. Distant Suns highlights the joys of traveling with others and how, when you are with others, you often do and see things you otherwise may not have done; but also touches on the added stress that comes with traveling in groups - even small groups.
Unlike his two previous books, Sam travels with a companion, Birgit, who you'll have met during the course of his previous book Under Asian Skies. Distant Suns is the story of how boy meets girl, both endowed with a mile-wide streak of wanderlust, and both fiercely independent, but learning to live together on the road, and saving each other's lives on occasion. Birgit catches your attention right away with her incredible initiative and capability with her bike. Yet, she'd only been riding a bike for 600 miles when they arrived in Kenya at the beginning of this journey.
Sam and Birgit's adventures are never without peril, but the attitude they have is what makes them terrific world travelers. Over the course of three years, a lot of things can and do go wrong, but Sam and Birgit don't let any of them stop them from completing their journey. When Paul Theroux wrote, "Take the leap. Go as far as you can. Try staying out of touch. Become a stranger in a strange land," he could have been describing Distant Suns.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-2020
such commitment to finishing the trip
good story and read well. love Sam's work.
continuing after the physical issues that plagued Sam.
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- Zaak
- 06-09-2016
The 3rd of Sam's books truely enjoyable.
Sam does a great job of including the reader in his adventures around the world. A really inspirational read/listen.
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- james elward
- 18-01-2018
Sam keeps it comming in part 3
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You could be forgiven for thinking that you might start to feel tired of Sam's story after the first 2 books, but i was absolutely champing at the bit for the release date of Distant Suns. If you loved the first 2 books as much as I did, you will not be disappointed by this latest edition of Sam's travels.
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- Malcolm
- 09-05-2016
Wow!
I have absolutely loved this series of books. Having the author read these himself with that wonderful accent has helped with visualising the trip. Can not wait for the next book.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-05-2022
Envy inducing
Sam's retelling of his adventures bring to life the characters and scenes from his travels. Detailed, funny, inspiring and relateable, the stories run along at a good pace and make you wish that you were on a bike following Sam around the world.
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