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Cargando... The Travels of a Fat Bulldogpor George Courtauld
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. The term "Fat Bulldog" refers to a dismissive term given to members of the Queen's Messengers squad, charged with securely transporting diplomatic items around the world. In addition to that part-time job, Courtauld is also a British farmer; his travel tales are broken up by (italicized) summaries of his life at home between assignments. Flying around for free (mostly first class), and being feted by the station embassy staff is rather a cushy job for most outings (though his trips to Mongolia didn't seem envy-inspiring). The one time he ran into trouble (Havana), he whined about how the locals wouldn't go out of their way to help him - my reaction was: an 'emergency' on his part, didn't constitute on on theirs. That having been said, I'm looking forward to reading both sequels. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The fierce secrecy surrounding the corps of the Queen's messengers has been somewhat relaxed recently, but the "silver greyhounds" are still bound by the Official Secrets Act. This is the record then, of an off-duty Queen's Messenger. Courtauld goes white-water rafting in Costa Rica and walking in the foothills of the Himalayas, is nearly drowned in Mauritius and loses himself looking for the Limpopo River. He is interested in everything, looking at flora, fauna, architecture, art, and history, but it is the quirkiness of human nature that delights him most. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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