Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe
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In "Neither Here nor There" Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent in, oh, at least one language, he retraces his travels as a student 20 years before. Whether braving the homicidal motorists of Paris, being robbed by gypsies in Florence, attempting not to order tripe and eyeballs in a German restaurant, window-shopping in the sex shops of the Reeperbahn or disputing his hotel bill in Copenhagen, Bryson takes in the sights, dissects the culture and illuminates each place and person with his hilariously caustic observations. He even goes to Liechtenstein.
In "Neither Here nor There" Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent in, oh, at least one language, he retraces his travels as a student 20 years before. Whether braving the homicidal motorists of Paris, being robbed by gypsies in Florence, attempting not to order tripe and eyeballs in a German restaurant, window-shopping in the sex shops of the Reeperbahn or disputing his hotel bill in Copenhagen, Bryson takes in the sights, dissects the culture and illuminates each place and person with his hilariously caustic observations. He even goes to Liechtenstein.
Although I enjoyed this I didn't find it as good as some of the other Bryson books I have read, it is one of his earlier ones so I think his writing has matured. It was funny at times -loved the bit about the pedestrian crossings in France! He didn't seem to have a great deal of luck at choosing his hotels and restaurants though and like a lot of travel writers seemed a bit obsessed with food. Interesting that he loved Yugolslavia though, I wonder what he would say about it now.
Journal Entry 3 by boreal at Roadside Attraction shop in Waikouaiti, Otago New Zealand on Saturday, January 21, 2006
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Left with the other bookcrossing books near the door of the shop on Sunday afternoon when we were out doing some screen printing for the upcoming NZ Bookcrossing Convention.
Left with the other bookcrossing books near the door of the shop on Sunday afternoon when we were out doing some screen printing for the upcoming NZ Bookcrossing Convention.
Journal Entry 4 by boreal at Roadside Attraction shop in Waikouaiti, Otago New Zealand on Sunday, January 22, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (1/21/2006 UTC) at Roadside Attraction shop in Waikouaiti, Otago New Zealand
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RELEASE NOTES:
Left with the other bookcrossing books near the door of the shop on Sunday afternoon when we were out doing some screen printing for the upcoming NZ Bookcrossing Convention.
Happy reading to the finder...
Left with the other bookcrossing books near the door of the shop on Sunday afternoon when we were out doing some screen printing for the upcoming NZ Bookcrossing Convention.
Happy reading to the finder...
I love bill bryson's work imensely and was glad to find a bc book to read. Shall read and release.
it was great I found it lying there
CAUGHT IN DUNEDIN OTAGO NEW ZEALAND
CAUGHT IN DUNEDIN OTAGO NEW ZEALAND