Bucknall Harry Livres

An amusing and erudite account of Harry Bucknall's 183-day journey through the Greek islands from Venice, in the West, to Istanbul, in the East In the summer of 2006, Harry Bucknall traveled from Venice to Istanbul--a journey across the Aegean of more than 5,500 miles that included the glories of Mount Athos, 36 islands, and every island chain in the Greek Archipelago. It also involved 57 sea passages on 35 ferries, four landing craft, three hydrofoils, a fishing caique, a sea plane, 11 buses, two trains, an open-top Land Rover, and a duck egg blue 1961 Morris Oxford. Recounted with humor, pathos, and at times drama, this is not only a journey through the Greek islands but also a journey through Greek history, mythology, custom, and folklore--a Greek island companion loaded with adventure, mishap, and laughter offering a contemporary image of Aegean life today.

Watching in disbelief as his computer was struck by lightning in 2007, Harry Bucknall had no idea that the subsequent trail of events would lead him to Rome – five years later, on foot. Following the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrim path that dates back nearly two thousand years, Harry walks through England,France, Switzerland and Italy weaving a historical tapestry liberally coloured with tales of angels and saints, emperors and kings and war and revolution. He uncovers a little known route that leads him through vineyards and villages, towns and cities and over rivers and mountains to the heart of the Eternal City, Saint Peter's Basilica. Like A Tramp, Like A Pilgrim is a joyous journey of Elizabethan proportion filled with anecdote, adventure and mishap as Harry encounters the changing faces of a landscape suffused with history; yet his journey is perhaps most enriched by the extraordinary stories of those he meets - fellow pilgrims and locals alike - along the way.

A deadly plot of modern terrorism from an author who has worked in British Intelligence. The novel explains much about Islamic history and how it shapes the Middle East today.

Śladem delfina jest zajmującym opisem niezwykłej podróży Harry’ego Bucknalla z Wenecji do Istambułu. Podróży przez Morza Jońskie i Egejskie, o dystansie 5500 mil, przez 35 wysp i cały grecki Archipelag, a także wspaniały półwysep Atos. W jej trakcie Autor odbył 56 morskich przepraw na 35 promach, czterech barkach desantowych, trzech wodolotach, jednej łodzi rybackiej, jednym hydroplanie, a także jedenaście przejazdów autobusowych, dwa pociągami, jeden Land Roverem i jeden błękitnym Morrisem Oxfordemm z 1961 roku.