THE ADVENTURES OF AN ORDINARY COUPLE ON AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY

When David Moore retired in 2017, he was far from ready to limit his wandering to the golf course. Instead, he and his wife Helene hatched a plan to tour the world on a ten-month adventure visiting 15 countries, armed with around the world airline tickets and an intention to discover, learn and, most importantly, try whatever experiences may come their way. In Turning Left Around the World (Mirador Publishing, September 24, 2018, $24.99 Trade Paperback, 100 full color photos) David shares the adventure, the sights, the laughs… and even the tears as he takes you along on 53 flights, 30 trains, 8 boats, 3 cruise ships, 1 light aircraft, 1 hot air balloon, a motorbike and sidecar, countless speedboats, taxis, tuk-tuks, and bicycles. And a disobedient horse.

Not content to just sit on a beach sipping umbrella drinks, David and Helene started with a world map and push pins to target their ultimate dream destinations that would provide them with lots of adventure, plenty of access to the culture of the indigenous people, time in deserts, rainforests and jungles, with big cities in-between. They wanted to explore the history, landscape, wildlife, people and food of each destination, and settled on countries across South America, Australasia, the Polynesian Triangle, Southeast Asia, China and Japan. Top on their list was visiting the Galapagos and Machu Picchu.

Written with insight and irresistible British charm and wit, Turning Left Around the World is infused with David’s conversational style of writing and is full of amusing anecdotes and observations from their remarkable experiences and unusual encounters, while also providing amazing insight into the culture and history of each destination. With an itinerary that reads like the most epic of bucket list trips, highlights of their time away included Peru, where they stayed for five days in the Amazon in stilted tents and included a night hike looking for tarantulas, and Easter Island where they spent three days with a local guide whose ancestors had been there for hundreds of years. “That level of insight and the personal stories we heard were far beyond anything we could have gained from a guidebook,” David explains.

Essential reading for those whose nest is empty, but wanderlust is full, or for anyone who loves a great adventure story, Turning Left Around the World will appeal to not only armchair travelers, but for other “gray globetrotters” of a certain age who prefer to turn left when boarding, choose a one-to-one specialist guide rather than a bus full, and enjoy a room with a sea view rather than one with a shared loo.

Advance Praise:

“David writes with a warmth and humour that charms the reader from tears to laughter and back again with a turn of the page. An easy to read guide of their travels with an often tongue in cheek view of the countries visited. A truly entertaining and informative read with a good dose of humour – highly recommend. – Emma Jane, Book Reviewer

“I enjoyed Turning Left Around the World and David’s style of writing is just right for a memoir of this kind—funny, self-deprecating at times, and humorous, while also being instructive about the local cultures and traditions that they encountered and experienced. I also liked the numerous photographs that accompanied the descriptions of the countries they were exploring”– Gisela Dixon, Readers’ Favourite

About the Author:

DAVID C. MOORE owned and managed a London marketing agency for 15 years creating advertising campaigns to promote iconic international brands including Mars, Kellogg’s, Renault, Disney, Boots and Coca-Cola. Following the sale of his agency in 1999, he became one of the leading Consultant Marketing Directors in the UK steering businesses in the launch or relaunch of their consumer brands.

For more information on David and Turning Left Around the World, please visit the author’s website: http://www.davidcmoore-author.com/ and follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Turning Left Around the World is available in trade paperback and eBook at booksellers nationwide, Amazon and other online retailers.

Turning Left Around the World by David C. Moore