“Are you a tourist?” “No. I’m a writer.” “What do you write?” “As the French say, choses vues.” Things seen.
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“The word “safari,” in Swahili, means “journey”; it has nothing to do with animals. Someone ”on safari“ is just away and unobtainable and out of touch.
Out of touch in Africa was where I wanted to be.”

~Paul Theroux, Dark Star Safari

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gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing
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“Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.”
8/20 #paultheroux, Sir Vidia’s Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents (Boston, 1998). #vsnaipaul
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I dislike pausing in the middle of something, but just under half way through, the unremitting bleakness of late 1970s Central America might have just got a bit too much.
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#travelogue #railways #PaulTheroux #TravelWriting

I highly recommend you read Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux www.ecoakamai.com/travel-inspi... #darkstarsafari #paultheroux #overland #africa #travelinspiraiton #travelbook #travel #wanderlust #adventure #explore #adventuresinnature #travelblogger #traveladvisor #ecoakamai #yolo #travellivelove

The Smallest Boys Must Tell the Biggest Stories: First Love by Paul Theroux Say good night to Grandpa,” Jack said. The boy murmured, “Good night,” in a shy breathy singsong.… https://electriclite... #PaulTheroux #FirstLove

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7/20

This one's a little quirky.

I went on a real #PaulTheroux reading binge a while back and found myself thinking about this one. Likely because of the magician protagonist's evangelical interest in healthy eating.

Ser extranjero es la condición de todos los escritores. #paultheroux reflexiona sobre su juventud, sus influencias y la situación política en Estados Unidos, en la #entrevista con Manuel Ruiz Rico en la revista #letras Libres, 25 febrero 2026 […]

#TheMosquitoCoast - #PaulTheroux - #AppleTV - #America

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On this day in 1986 The Mosquito Coast was released

🎬 The Mosquito Coast (1986) is based on the novel by #PaulTheroux, starring #HarrisonFord as Allie Fox, a brilliant inventor who moves his family to Central America. #TheMosquitoCoast #MovieFacts