An account of adventures in Scandinavia that involved flying dragons, Russian and German submarines, old WW2 era battlefields, Finnish foxes (female kind), Finnish-Mexican cuisine and much more. Written for the most part with a light touch, it ends o
"Thank you for writing such a beautiful book. Your writing is removed of all sentimentalism, and that is good because there isn't any other way to tell the truth."
A reader of Maya Roads
Northern California Book Award 2012 Best Creative Nonfiction
National Geographic Traveler Book of the Month
Chatelaine (Canada) Editor's pick
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I wrote Maya Roads after thirty years of traveling in the rainforest region of southern Mexico and northern Guatemala, not only as a journalist but also because I am deeply taken by all culture Maya, ancient and modern. I don't avoid the violence that has ripped that part of the world with revolution and civil war, describing what I have seen; but I travel too in order to find the sacred Maya sites, and to wonder at the ancient cities that speak even in ruins.
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National Geographic Traveler Book of the Month http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/trip-lit/maya-roads/
Chatelaine - Canada's largest women's magazine - Editor's Pick
Excellent reviews: Kirkus, Booklist, Publisher's Weekly
Chris Robinson Travel Show
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