Gullible's Travels
The Adventures of a Bad Taste Tourist
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2003
Globe Pequot Press (Verlag)
978-0-7627-2714-8 (ISBN)
Globe Pequot Press (Verlag)
978-0-7627-2714-8 (ISBN)
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This is a collection of accounts of some of Cash Peter's more ridiculous journeys as he makes his weary way on a shoestring budget, across the USA in search of places most of us would never wish to visit. He understands that every attraction - however tacky - is someone else's golden vision.
A collection of affectionately witty accounts of some of Cash Peter's more ridiculous journeys as he makes his way, road weary and on a shoestring budget, across the United States in search of places most of us would never wish to visit. He understands that every attraction - however tacky, mediocre, or, in some cases, utterly tasteless and appalling it may seem to an outsider - is someone's golden vision and deserves to be ridiculed with equal respect. Each essay is a sharp lesson for anyone who, like Cash, gets suckered too easily into paying good money to see Kathy's Freak Farm in San Diego or the annual Clam Squirting Contest in Oregon. Written in his self-disparaging style, the volume reveals the endless frustrations - and the ludicrous dilemmas - that make up a journalist's life on the road.
A collection of affectionately witty accounts of some of Cash Peter's more ridiculous journeys as he makes his way, road weary and on a shoestring budget, across the United States in search of places most of us would never wish to visit. He understands that every attraction - however tacky, mediocre, or, in some cases, utterly tasteless and appalling it may seem to an outsider - is someone's golden vision and deserves to be ridiculed with equal respect. Each essay is a sharp lesson for anyone who, like Cash, gets suckered too easily into paying good money to see Kathy's Freak Farm in San Diego or the annual Clam Squirting Contest in Oregon. Written in his self-disparaging style, the volume reveals the endless frustrations - and the ludicrous dilemmas - that make up a journalist's life on the road.
Award winning writer and broadcaster Cash Peters is a frequent contributor to public radio's "Marketplace[registered]" and "The Savvy Traveler[registered]," where his "Bad Taste Tours" have been heard regularly since 2000. He is also a regular panellist on the KUOW talk show "Rewind." He was previously a writer and host for BBC TV and radio, working on such shows as "The Two Ronnies." He is the author of three books about handwriting analysis and one spoof on world domination. He lives in La Feliz, California.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2003 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | b&w photographs |
| Verlagsort | Old Saybrook |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 228 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7627-2714-4 / 0762727144 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7627-2714-8 / 9780762727148 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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