pickThis is one heck of an adventure. Troost is funny and maybe just a little crazy. I can‘t believe there is a drink that can get you high for TWO days! That‘s insane. I love that they decided to have their son in Fiji. I can‘t wait to read the next one.
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages #Fiji #Vanuatu #adventure #travelog
This is such a funny moment I couldn‘t stop laughing about. It was actually about the horrible moment at 4am Fiji time they found out about the 9/11 attacks, but this was just before they realised the former druggie calling to tell them about it was obviously having an acid trip flash back.
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages #JustSayNoToDrugs
Yes. I am fully convinced the world would be a MUCH better place if the American capital was in Key West and our motto was much more chill and cheery. Just a thought.
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages
This is 100% a @Texreader made me do it situation. lol
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages #audiobook
so-so#readingoceania2024 #vanuatu I am getting a bit tired of the “my year in ….” (Name of South Pacific island) format but he keeps things light and moving and you do catch a bit of history and culture although much of what you catch is being a foreigner there. I learned a bit about cannibalism. I am slowly getting a glimpse of the differences between all the countries in Oceania. Just wish I could locate some better literature along the way
pickKastom looks at art from #Vanuatu as collected for the National Gallery of Australia. I found the art and materials used (often, tree ferns) quite interesting and found there to be a whimsy to much of the art.
#ReadingOceania2024
pickTroost had lived in Kiribati for quite some time and after moving back to Washington DC, he and his wife decided they needed to be back on the islands of the Pacific: #Vanuatu and #Fiji. While truly hilarious, the book is also informative about the islands. Nothing is funnier than his getting stoned on mudwater, otherwise known as the Kava drink—so long as you‘re listening to it at least. I enjoyed this book immensely and have embarked on ⬇️
pickLow pick. I liked The Sex Lives of Cannibals better. This one was interesting, and I did learn a lot, but it wasn‘t as fun as the other one. I preferred the part where he lived in Vanuatu; it‘s less interesting after they move to Fiji. Also — “savages”? I started The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale as my new #audiowalk book.
The author does not always make the world‘s best decisions, but it‘s fun to hear him talk about the results of those bad decisions. It‘s a little weird to hear the narrator pronounce “mosquito” with the first syllable sounding like “moss.” I only have 2 hours left though, so I need to be thinking about my next #audiowalk book.
