Seventy Years Worth of Travels: Snippets From a Colourful and Interesting Life
by Pat Backley
Find your copy...
This is a travel memoir, snippets of the authors life and travel adventures. Seventy Years Worth of Travel.
TUNISIA, 1969: "I can still remember the scent of the jasmine as we walked along the dusty road. I was hooked. Travel was my new passion."
FIJI ISLANDS, 1976: "There were lots of handsome smiling men in white shirts and sulus (wrap-around skirts) that showed off their dark, muscular legs. Rugby playing legs, I later discovered."
ADELAIDE, 1986: "This was my first ever trip to Australia, so it was exciting to be met at the airport by a toy koala that played Waltzing Matilda."
EGYPT, 1992: "Then he mentioned the crocodiles and the romantic moment passed."
Author: Pat Backley
ISBN: 9780473599010
Publisher: Pat Backley
Published: 20220329
Format: Paperback / softback
About the Author
Pat Backley is an author, born in England but now based in Auckland, New Zealand. She is a mother to one beautiful daughter. Passionate about people and travelling the world, she has spent 70 years living a colourful and interesting life and her books reflect these passions. She has always been fascinated by social history and the lives of ordinary people and believes their stories should be told."It is a way of honouring my ancestors. They have no voice, so I will make sure their stories are heard."Her published books include DAISY a historical family saga (1887-1974) and her own memoirs: FROM THERE TO HERE, WITH AN AWFUL LOT IN BETWEEN. She has also co-authored: THE WARRIOR WOMEN PROJECT. A SISTERHOOD OF IMMIGRATIONTo learn more about Pat, visit her website: www.patbackley.com