The End of Elsewhere: Travels Among the Tourists

Author:   Taras Grescoe
Publisher:   Profile Books Ltd
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9781852428679


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 August 2004
Format:   Paperback
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In the collective unconscious, the shore of dreams The Beach of Alex Garland s backpacker utopia was uncommercialized, undiscovered by guidebook writers. And preferably, one suspects, uncontaminated by natives. Hoping to discover what compels 700 million travellers to set out each year, Taras Grescoe embarks upon the well-worn tourist trail, armed with his trusty travel bibles the Michelin and Lonely Planet guides. He starts from the tip of Spain s Land s End, crossing the entire Eurasian landmass in 9 months, to reach China s End of the Earth. Along the way he stumbles across English teenagers vomiting on the beaches of Corfu and beer-soaked Australians hollering from Contiki buses, smokes opium on hill-tribe treks in Thailand and visits the Window of the World theme park in Hong Kong. The End of Elsewhere combines a riotous on-the-road odyssey with a brilliant history of tourism, and is to be treasured by anyone who has been conned by authentic travel.

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Author:   Taras Grescoe
Publisher:   Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:   Serpent's Tail
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781852428679


ISBN 10:   1852428678
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 August 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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?The End of Elsewhere is the only kind of travel book possible today: at once enchanting and disenchanting. With rich and pungent prose, and a bite behind his smile, Taras Grescoe lays bare the highs and lows of wanderlust on our shrinking theme-park planet with an empathic scalpel.? Erik Davis, author of Techgnosis ?Grescoe weaves humour, anthropology and travelogue into an eclectic mix that makes The End of Elsewhere one of the most original travel books to come out in years. His perspective is fresh; his prose never dull or obvious? Globe and Mail ?The End of Elsewhere is a powerful indictment of contemporary tourism and, more fundamentally, it?s a cry against the West?s exploitation of the Third World in the era of globalization? Quill & Quire ?The greatest advantage of armchair travel is that you get to select your companions. Grescoe? could scarcely be a better guide? Vancouver Sun


'Grescoe weaves humour, anthropology and travelogue into an eclectic mix that makes The End of Elsewhere one of the most original travel books to come out in years. His perspective is fresh; his prose never dull or obvious' Globe and Mail; 'The End of Elsewhere is a powerful indictment of contemporary tourism and, more fundamentally, it's a cry against the West's exploitation of the Third World in the era of globalization' Quill & Quire; 'The greatest advantage of armchair travel is that you get to select your companions. Grescoe... could scarcely be a better guide' Vancouver Sun


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Born in Toronto in 1966, Taras Grescoe has written articles on travel for The Times, Independent, Cond Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveler and the New York Times. His bestselling first book Sacr Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec won the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction and First Book Award, among numerous other awards. He lives in Montreal.

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