To hellholes and back : bribes, lies, and the art of extreme tourism / Chuck Thompson.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.Edition: 1st Holt Paperbacks edDescription: 322 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0805087885
- 9780805087888 :
- Bribes, lies, and the art of extreme tourism
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | Adult Display - Second Floor | 910.4 T469 | EXTREME ADVENTURE - JULY 2024 | Available | 33111006465443 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The guru of extreme tourism sets out to face his worst fears in Africa, India, Mexico City, and--most terrifying of all--at Disney World
In the widely-acclaimed Smile When You're Lying , Chuck Thompson laid bare the travel industry's dirtiest secrets. Now he's out to discover if some of the world's most ill-reputed destinations live up to their bad raps, while confronting a few of his own travel anxieties in the process. Whether he's traveling across the Congo with a former bodyguard from notorious dictator Joseph Mobutu's retinue or diving into the heart of India's monsoon season, To Hellholes and Back delivers Thompson's trademark combination of hilarious stories and wildly provocative opinions, as well as some surprising observations about America's evolving place in the world.
I. Continent: Africa -- The funniest joke in Africa -- In this way children are fed and girlfriends kept happy -- The most beautiful city in the Congo -- We have a winner -- II. Country: India -- Heretics in the temple -- The unyielding Indian workforce -- Sex, rain, and 100 percent cotton -- III. City: Mexico City -- Red fighters, white tequila, and Cruz Azul -- The electric Shanghai Bob margarita acid test -- IV. Calamity: Walt Disney World -- To sneer or not to sneer?.