Motoring with Mohammed
Journeys to the Yemen and the Red Sea
Eric Hansen
An enthralling true story of shipwreck, exploration and discovery in the Middle East, by the best-selling author of Orchid Fever.
It was a terrifying storm that left Eric Hansen and his four companions shipwrecked on a deserted Red Sea island. Rescued by smugglers and taken to the Yemeni coast, Hansen was enthralled by this little-known land, intrigued by its customs, charmed by its natural beauty and captivated by its people - from qat-chewing mystics to gun-smuggling goatherds and mind-boggling bureaucrats. Evocative and irreverent, affectionate and absurd, here is a journey through one of the world's least understood countries by one of its finest travel writers. "Superb...poignant, beguiling and great fun" New York Times "Hansen sees everything. He is spectacularly entertaining, lyrical, contemplative, and, in perfect-pitch doses, hilarious" Condé Nast Traveler "He does naturally what one feels Chatwin trained himself to do ... His eye for curiosa and perfectly eccentric juxtaposition is a poet's" Candia McWilliam, Evening Standard "Delightfully written and funny" Martha Gellhorn "Superbly detailed descriptions ... saturated with the piquant sensations of Yemeni culture" Diane Ackerman, New York Times Book Review 'Witty, buoyant and incisive ... A first-rate piece of entertainment" San Francisco Chronicle Eric Hansen lives in San Francisco, but over the last twenty-five years he has travelled throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of Stranger in the Forest, Motoring with Mohammed, and Orchid Fever all available from Methuen. His articles, photographs, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Outside magazine, among other publications worldwide.
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About Eric Hansen Eric Hansen lives in San Francisco, but over the last twenty-five years he has travelled throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of Stranger in the Forest, Motoring with Mohammed, and Orchid Fever all available from Methuen. His articles, photographs, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Outside magazine, among other publications worldwide.
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