The Rum Jungle Hotel And Other Travel Stories by Jonathan Evans
The Rum Jungle Hotel And Other Travel Stories by Jonathan Evans
A collection of sometimes whimsical and often hilarious travel stories from the author of the acclaimed The Mystery Of Ernie Taylor’s Abdomen And Other Stories.
In the days before Lonely Planet made the planet a lot less lonely Jonathan worked the bars of Southern Europe before travelling overland across Asia and Australia. This collection evokes not only the halcyon days of the hippy trail but of other places and people, from 1960s to the present day.
Jonathan tells of crocodiles, cyclones, revolutions and weird and wonderful characters. He meets drug runners and accidental heroes at a time when we could travel the world simply by putting our thumbs out, and let the journey take us to wherever it wanted to go.
There are stories about exploding hippies, con men, shoot outs, the fabled mad strangler of Maungaturoto and even an episode involving Hunter S. Thompson’s screen double.
“Captivating, wonderful and enthralling. You’ll never be able to predict what’s coming next” Adam Crowther, BBC Radio Bristol
“Hilarious! There’s a whole world out there just waiting for you!” Mike Manson, author of Where’s My Money
