Marco Polo Didn’t Go There is more than just an entertaining journey into fascinating corners of the world. The book is a unique window into travel writing, with each chapter containing a commentary track”endnotes that reveal the ragged edges behind the experience and creation of each tale. Offbeat and insightful, this book is an engrossing read for students of travel writing as well as armchair wanderers.
Marco Polo Didn't Go There Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer
by Potts, Rolf-
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Marco Polo Didn’t Go There is more than just an entertaining journey into fascinating corners of the world. The book is a unique window into travel writing, with each chapter containing a commentary track”endnotes that reveal the ragged edges behind the experience and creation of each tale. Offbeat and insightful, this book is an engrossing read for students of travel writing as well as armchair wanderers.
Table of Contents
Marco Polo Didn't Go There | |
Adventures and Misadventures | |
Storming The Beach | p. 3 |
Road Roulette | p. 28 |
Toura Incognita | p. 40 |
Be Your Own Donkey | p. 58 |
Something Approaching Enlightenment | p. 71 |
Turkish Knockout | p. 83 |
I'm a Tourist, You're a Tourist | |
Tantric Sex for Dilettantes | p. 103 |
The Barbecue Jesus and Other Epiphanies | p. 115 |
Going Native in the Australian Outback | p. 127 |
Backpackers' Ball at the Sultan Hotel | p. 156 |
Death of an Adventure Traveler | p. 175 |
The Dubious Thrill of Press Trips | |
Cycladian Rhythm | p. 191 |
Seven (or So) Sins on the Isle of Spice | p. 201 |
Virgin Trail | p. 217 |
People You Don't Forget | |
My Beirut Hostage Crisis | p. 247 |
Up Cambodia without a Phrasebook | p. 266 |
Islam's Bloody Celebration | p. 279 |
Digging Mr. Benny's Dead Uncle | p. 289 |
The Living Museum of Everywhere and Nowhere | p. 300 |
Tutorial | |
The Art of Writing a Story about Walking across Andorra | p. 311 |
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