So Many Miles to Paradise From Clare to There eBook Christine Breen
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So Many Miles to Paradise is the engaging, inspirational account of a 9 month trip around-the-world Breen and author husband Niall Williams took with their 2 kids. Excitement, joy, disappointment, wonder and fear are brought to life. Whether trapezing through a Costa Rican jungle, or toasting with 10,000 ice in Patagonia, readers join the dream and travel with them, celebrating adventure.
As a New Yorker living in the remote townland of Kiltumper in County Clare for almost 20 years, Christine Breen knew it was time to start afresh. She was itching for an adventure. As an antidote to her restlessness she convinced her husband, the Irish novelist Niall Williams, (author of Four Letters of Love) to embark on a 9 month-long journey of discovery around the world with their two children, aged 11 and 15.
In 2002—as the author neared her 50th birthday—she and Niall and their kids began the adventure in New York on the eve of the first anniversary of 9/11. From their comfortable home in the west of Ireland their trip took them to the beaches of the eastern seaboard of the US, to the far reaches of the forests of the Pacific Northwest, on then to California, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand islands, Australia, the Far East and Europe, ending with a mishap, the last of several, in the South of France.
Among the usual cock-ups with accommodation, the interminable hassle with customs, Bolivian Belly, and the occasional lost luggage there are some genuinely hairy moments. Like the time they found themselves as passengers on a small boat adrift on Lake Titicaca with a drunken boatman and a squall blowing in. Or when they were stuck in Bali when the first bird flu cases were reported in China and their trip to Shanghai threatened.
Breen writes about her children's reactions to new worlds from the blue pools of Yellowstone, to the 3-fingered tree-sloths, orange land crabs, Jesus Christ lizards in the Costa Rican jungle, to the floating villages on Lake Titicaca. And all the while her novelist husband is writing his fourth novel, Only Say the Word.
So Many Miles to Paradise is Christine’s engaging and inspirational account of this journey, the like of which most of us will only dream about. Excitement, joy, disappointment, wonder and fear are intensified. Questions are asked and answered about the pros and cons of travelling with children and what's it like to live 24/7 for 9 months as a family of 4 through the highs and lows of life. Whether to take vaccinations? And where does a vegetarian 15 year old eat in South America?
Whether trapezing through a Costa Rican jungle, celebrating Christmas on a farm in Chile, or toasting life and family with a glassful of 10,000-year-old ice in Patagonia, Christine's travelogue reminds readers that some risks are worth taking.
So Many Miles to Paradise From Clare to There eBook Christine Breen
I have been a fan of Christine Breen since she and her husband Niall Williams, released `O Come Ye Back to Ireland' many years ago. That and the three books that followed told about their life after relocating to Ireland from New York and I find myself re-reading them about every couple of years.I was very happy to find `So Many Miles to Paradise - From Clare to There'. Although this was published about 8 years ago, it looks like it just come available in the US this year. The book tells about the author and her family's adventures as they travel for nine months around the world. Ms. Breen's style is to tell it like it is but without judgment. She gives you the ups, the downs and joy of experiencing this once in a lifetime adventure with her family. It is especially heartwarming when she describes her children taking in the various cultures as only a Mom can. Recommend this book for anyone who likes travelogues, journals or just wants a good read.
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So Many Miles to Paradise From Clare to There eBook Christine Breen Reviews
A interesting journey around the world.
Having read earlier books by Christine and Niall about their life in Ireland, it was interesting to hear about their family's round the world trip.
If you have read any of the other books by Christine Breen, about living in Ireland, then this book fits right it and follows on the previous story line.
An outstanding family adventure about traveling the world to expose her children to other cultures and different geography. It would be amazing to be able to participate in such a journey, however I tagged along as Christine describes for us the treasures to be found when one spends really quality family time. This book would be interesting to anyone who enjoys travel logs, the family aspect just ads to the story.
I was impressed with the book, which is an easy read, and with Christine's devotion as mother. Well worth reading.
I have been a fan of Christine Breen since she and her husband Niall Williams, released `O Come Ye Back to Ireland' many years ago. That and the three books that followed told about their life after relocating to Ireland from New York and I find myself re-reading them about every couple of years.
I was very happy to find `So Many Miles to Paradise - From Clare to There'. Although this was published about 8 years ago, it looks like it just come available in the US this year. The book tells about the author and her family's adventures as they travel for nine months around the world. Ms. Breen's style is to tell it like it is but without judgment. She gives you the ups, the downs and joy of experiencing this once in a lifetime adventure with her family. It is especially heartwarming when she describes her children taking in the various cultures as only a Mom can. Recommend this book for anyone who likes travelogues, journals or just wants a good read.
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