Three Seconds Bogota : A south American Travel Adventure
Playne, Mark2020
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Imprint:
Paper Pen Screen, 2020
Collation:
310 pages
Notes:
Told as a late-night round-the-campfire tale, this terrifying yet humourous true story, is recounted with the pace of a thriller.As a young traveller, when Mark finally achieves his dream to explore South America, he arrives in Buenos Aires on a way one-way ticket with just enough money to last a few weeks. Accompanied by his girlfriend, the wild street dancing Luciana, he plans to pay their way by selling jewellery on the streets of Brazil, Peru and Ecuador as they travel towards Colombia, where they will buy a ticket home. What could go wrong?Throughout many adventures, from meeting Brazil’s street-children to assassins who spill the secrets of the Latin America death squads, he never gives up on his other ambition – to try and learn Spanish, with often hilarious results.Six months later, with just two more days before it's time to fly back home to London, they land in Colombia's capital Bogotá and take a cab to their hotel.As the taxi cruises through the night streets into the heart of Bogotá Mark senses something is terribly wrong.Could they be moments from joining the ranks of the thousands, known as 'The Disappeared', who vanished in Colombia?As time freezes, he races through every relevant life experience, searching for a clue to their survival.Should he listen to his logical mind, or follow his gut instinct? He has three seconds to decide.A story of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.A narrative nonfiction travel adventure for fans of Marching Powder and Shantaram.If you like gripping true stories of survival against all the odds, then add 3 Seconds in Bogotá to your library now."If the suspense doesn’t kill you, the twist will."
ISBN:
9781916105447
Language:
English
BRN:
4086629