Murder on the Marco Polo … Well, Not Quite - A Cruise up the Amazon and the Orinoco … Well, Not Quite

Nonfiction, Travel, Lodging & Restaurant Guides, Adventure & Literary Travel
Cover of the book Murder on the Marco Polo … Well, Not Quite - A Cruise up the Amazon and the Orinoco … Well, Not Quite by Clive Leatherdale, Desert Island Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Clive Leatherdale ISBN: 9781908495099
Publisher: Desert Island Books Publication: October 10, 2012
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Clive Leatherdale
ISBN: 9781908495099
Publisher: Desert Island Books
Publication: October 10, 2012
Imprint:
Language: English

Take an elegant, stately cruise ship ... Add 800 cantankerous pensioners ... Send them off to the Amazon for six weeks ... Ask the passengers to keep diaries ... Then publish those diaries! And what do you get? Murder on the Marco Polo - Well, Not Quite. On 10 January 2011 the cruise ship Marco Polo sailed from Tilbury for six weeks to the Amazon and the Orinoco. The ship was old, the passengers even older, but together they creaked and groaned their way across the Atlantic. Clive Leatherdale was determined to publish his experiences. But once on board he had a better idea. Why not widen the net? Rather than describe the oddballs and weirdos through his eyes, why not invite everyone to join in the fun? He recruited a fleet of geriatric scribblers, recording this, poking fun at that, complaining about almost everything. So energetically did passengers take up their quills that the ship nearly ran out of paper, forcing diaries to be written on postcards, sick-bags and even 'toilet tissue'. At times their floating hotel seemed more like a floating prison as tempers flared. At times it turned into a floating hospital, caring for assorted fractures. At times the gossipy rumour-mill threatened to spin out of control. At all times it presented a round-the-clock cabaret, human nature at its best and worst.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Take an elegant, stately cruise ship ... Add 800 cantankerous pensioners ... Send them off to the Amazon for six weeks ... Ask the passengers to keep diaries ... Then publish those diaries! And what do you get? Murder on the Marco Polo - Well, Not Quite. On 10 January 2011 the cruise ship Marco Polo sailed from Tilbury for six weeks to the Amazon and the Orinoco. The ship was old, the passengers even older, but together they creaked and groaned their way across the Atlantic. Clive Leatherdale was determined to publish his experiences. But once on board he had a better idea. Why not widen the net? Rather than describe the oddballs and weirdos through his eyes, why not invite everyone to join in the fun? He recruited a fleet of geriatric scribblers, recording this, poking fun at that, complaining about almost everything. So energetically did passengers take up their quills that the ship nearly ran out of paper, forcing diaries to be written on postcards, sick-bags and even 'toilet tissue'. At times their floating hotel seemed more like a floating prison as tempers flared. At times it turned into a floating hospital, caring for assorted fractures. At times the gossipy rumour-mill threatened to spin out of control. At all times it presented a round-the-clock cabaret, human nature at its best and worst.

More books from Desert Island Books

Cover of the book Stoke City: The Modern Era 1970-2009 by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Bristol City: The Modern Era 1967-2007 by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Deerfoot: Athletics' Noble Savage - From Indian Reservation to Champion of the World by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Sky Blue Revolution: Jimmy Hill at Coventry City 1961-1967 by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Bristol City: From Atyeo to Dicks - A Personal Memoir by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Bristol Rovers: The Bert Tann Era - A Personal Memoir by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Dracula: Sense & Nonsense by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Plimsolls On, Eyeballs Out: The Rise and Horrendous Fall of Marathon Legend Jim Peters by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Raich Carter and Peter Doherty: Derby County's Perfect Partnership by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Tea with Mr Newton: 100,000 Miles - The Longest Protest March in History by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Red Dragons in Europe 1961-1998 by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Portsmouth: Champions of England 1948-49 & 1949-50 by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Beer and Brine: The Making of Walter George - Athletics' First Superstar by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Swansea City: Seasons in the Sun 1981-82 & 1982-83 by Clive Leatherdale
Cover of the book Halifax Town: From Ball to Lillis 1968-1999 by Clive Leatherdale
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy