![]() ![]() "Travel is a vanishing act, a solitary trip down a pinched line of geography to oblivion. Those new to Theroux will probably want to start with The Great Railway Bazaar, but this is a great second choice, especially for those who want to know more about this part of the world. But there are victories too, with amazing scenery, some great introductions to local culture, and a very enjoyable outing in Buenos Aires with the poet Jorge Luis Borges. ![]() This is not a vacation he battles with heat, cold, rats and roaches, altitude sickness, diarrhea, the violence of South American soccer, and loneliness. He flies to Costa Rica but then is back on the train, traveling through Columbia, over the Andes, and finishing in Patagonia. His two months of travels take him across the border in Laredo, Texas into Mexico, through Guatemala to El Salvador. Many of Theroux’s books revolve around train travel, with descriptions of the places and the people he meets along the way, with writing that is brutally honest, poignant, and funny. The Old Patagonian Express is a written account of a train trip taken by noted travel writer Paul Theroux from his home in chilly Massachusetts down to the most southern tip of Argentina. ![]()
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