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Jan 1, 1992 · The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific. Paul Theroux. 4.02. 6,401 ratings367 reviews. Renowned travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux has been many places in his life and tried almost everything. But this trip in and around the lands of the Pacific may be his boldest, most fascinating yet.
The Happy Isles of Oceania is a travel book written by writer Paul Theroux and published in 1992. It is an account of a trip taken through the Pacific Islands shortly after the break-up of his first marriage.
Dec 8, 2006 · by Paul Theroux (Author) 4.4 727 ratings. See all formats and editions. The author of The Great Railway Bazaar explores the South Pacific by kayak: “This exhilarating epic ranks with [his] best travel books” (Publishers Weekly).
In one of his most exotic and adventuresome journeys, travel writer Paul Theroux embarks on an eighteen-month tour of the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak....
May 14, 2010 · The happy isles of Oceania : paddling the Pacific. by. Theroux, Paul. Publication date. 1992. Topics. Theroux, Paul, Sea kayaking. Publisher. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Oct 19, 1993 · I read The Happy Isles of Oceania after digesting an excoriating review, and caving in to curiosity. An epic voyage, an epic book; I found it impossible to put down. Theroux travelled in the usual way; but in and around the 52 islands he visited, he negotiated reefs, beaches, rocks and lagoons by collapsible kayak.
Dec 8, 2006 · In one of his most exotic and adventuresome journeys, travel writer Paul Theroux embarks on an eighteen-month tour of the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak.
