Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day
One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide
Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Western Europe, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Douglas S. Mack | ISBN: | 9781101561423 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | April 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee | Language: | English |
| Author: | Douglas S. Mack |
| ISBN: | 9781101561423 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | April 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Language: | English |
Prepare to Get Lost on the Beaten Path...
When Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of Europe on Five Dollars a Day, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date. Add to the mix his mother's much- documented grand tour through Europe in the late 1960s, and the result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a disarming look at the ways the classic tourist experience has changed- and has not-in the last generation.
After a whirlwind adventure spanning eight countries-and costing way more than five dollars a day-Mack's endearing account is part time travel, part paean to Arthur Frommer's much-loved guide, and a celebration of the modern traveler's grand (and not-so-grand) tour.
Prepare to Get Lost on the Beaten Path...
When Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of Europe on Five Dollars a Day, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date. Add to the mix his mother's much- documented grand tour through Europe in the late 1960s, and the result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a disarming look at the ways the classic tourist experience has changed- and has not-in the last generation.
After a whirlwind adventure spanning eight countries-and costing way more than five dollars a day-Mack's endearing account is part time travel, part paean to Arthur Frommer's much-loved guide, and a celebration of the modern traveler's grand (and not-so-grand) tour.
