ISBN 978-1-923589-64-3
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More Driver
From Bali Bliss to Darwin Danger: Albert Driver ’s Back in the Pilot’s Seat and Flying into Trouble.
Albert Driver has briefly left his Bali tourist venture to visit Darwin to meet Roger Casey, a member of his original tour group. Roger proposes a business association and tells Albert about a helicopter tragedy which has killed Ian Steele, the husband of the lovely Bethleen, the daughter of Kev Clancy the car man now Sir Kevin.
At a Darwin café later that day Roger introduces Albert to Boots, a pilot who is about to fly to Indonesia in a stolen plane.
On his return to Bali, Albert finds that his wife has left him and that Bethleen and her family will be coming to Bali for a holiday. Later, they met Tjokorda Agung, a charming Balinese prince who gets on famously with Kev, and Kev and Albert decide to go into business together.
Albert meets Boots again who agrees to fly some of Kev’s purchases back to Australia. To his surprise Albert becomes a passenger on the plane back along with an unconventional air crew.
ISBN 978-1-923156-91-3
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Driver’s Holiday
Entertaining, fun and light hearted
Tourism in Bali in the 70s was in its infancy as was Albert Driver’s employment as a tour leader.
After a confidence boost stemming from his time with lovely Bethleen Steele, and the help of Sudi (his beautiful Balinese assistant), Albert led a motley group of Australian salesman on a life-changing tour.
A beautiful but mysterious island, the group had to overcome disease, unhappy deities and bursts of undisciplined behaviour from some members to finish the tour.
About the Author
Bill Taylor has lived most of his life in South Australia, either in Adelaide or on Kangaroo Island. He has also spent extended times away from Australia, including in France, where this tale was first written, and in Indonesia, particularly Bali, the location of most of the action.
He first went to Bali when tourists were a novelty and children would line up to cheer motor cyclists passing through their village. Certainly not the case now. He practised as a lawyer for much of his adult life and is now retired.
He has been married for more than fifty years to Caroline, who surely must be a saint. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.