Brian Wyllie was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Marataizes, Brasil from 1969 to 1971. Brian’s Peace Corps group worked with fishermen to establish fishing cooperatives along the coast of Brasil and teaching them how to market the products of their labors. When Brian’s group arrive in Brasil the fishermen were using mostly sail boats; by the end of the two years they were using motorized boats and their incomes and lifestyles had been greatly improved.
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The Long Trip Home: A South American and Caribbean Adventure through the Past
Travelogue
iUniverse
January 2009
109 pages
$12.95
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After twenty-four-year-old Brian Wyllie completed his service with the Peace Corps in Brasil in 1971, he crossed international borders nearly a dozen times in a three-month span on his journey home to the United States. In this travelogue, Wyllie tells of his circuitous route through twelve countries in South America and the Caribbean, all done on a meager budget and with only a rough itinerary. Employing a go-with-the-the-flow attitude, he traveled through exotic territory having encounters with interesting characters and visited fascinating places.
Both captivating and inspiring, The Long Trip Home provides a glimpse into the culture and life of these countries in the early 1970s. Wyllie also shares a plethora of information about unique modes of transportation, accommodations, and the then-reasonable cost of travel.
Wyllie’s adventurous spirit led him to meet people and see places that shaped his outlook on life and travel.
