Comments for Hugh Thomson

Comment on Contact by Gary Brown

Gary Brown — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:03:25 +0000

Hugh, I am reading The White Rock now, in the wake of my very recent trip to Peru. Your book is the perfect follow-up to what turned out to be a trip of a lifetime. Just want you to know how much I am enjoying WR and to thank you for the hard work it represents. Reading it feels like a conversation with an expert.

Comment on Contact by Firestopper

Firestopper — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:49:54 +0000

Hola Hugo.
Almost finished Tequila Oil. Fantastic read. Thank you so much. Dont want it to finish.
Cheers, Neil in Newcastle.

Comment on FAQs by admin

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:06:28 +0000

India is one of the most beguiling places have ever travelled in and I very much want to return there – I wrote a book about its highest mountain, Nanda Devi, and the pilgrimage area of the upper Ganges and Garhwal remain a very special place for me.

Comment on FAQs by AKHIL SHARMA

AKHIL SHARMA — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:46:43 +0000

what is India in your point of view? and which place do you most like in India ?

Comment on The real story behind the flooding at Machu Picchu by David Garrett

David Garrett — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:51:27 +0000

In 2004, my wife and I made the journey by train from Cusco to Agua Calientes and then on to Machu Picchu. There had been some recent rock falls, just cleared, and a week or so after we returned, there was more significant rainfall leading to flooding, the closure of the railway and the stranding of tourists, for some weeks. I must admit our thoughts went firstly to the tourists as we wondered how their onward travel plans would be affected. We had no doubt they would be well looked after in their hotels, at least until the food ran out !

Your article puts a completely different, wider perspective on the issues. We saw the main issue then as the damage to the tourist trade and the irretrievable loss of income of the residents in Aguas Calientes if the rail link could not be restored. I have to admit we did not consider the wider issues of the damage to the Andean way of life across the high Andes caused by the flooding and your article reveals some hitherto unappreciated aspects of climate change in that region.

Thank you.

Comment on Book of Lists by admin

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:28:39 +0000

Thanks Jim!

Comment on Contact by admin

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:26:49 +0000

I did try and write to the owner when publishing the book, but after all these year the exhaust trail had gone cold……

Comment on Contact by Mavro

Mavro — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:12:34 +0000

Just finished reading Tequila Oil. Thanks for writing a very interesting and entertaining book. One question though: do you really honestly truly not care about what happened to the Oldsmobile? Never ever tried to find out?

Comment on Book of Lists by jim

jim — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:57:28 +0000

hi hugh – I’m your biggest fan. I’ve read all your books and i have loved them all, especially tequila oil. Jim.

Comment on Contact by Luke Nye

Luke Nye — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:33:07 +0000

Just finished ‘a secret landscape’. Great book, lots of great info on the pre-Columbian cultures. Makes me want to go to Peru even more. I am really looking forward to reading the rest of your books.