To Hellholes and Back [Idioma Inglés]: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism - Softcover

"Thompson is wickedly entertaining...reminiscent of Chuck Klosterman and David Foster Wallace....The unvarnished reality in these pages might just make you more eager than ever to hit the road." --San Francisco Chronicle on Smile When You're Lying "If there is such a pastime as extreme tourism, Chuck Thompson is surely its guru." --Boston Globe on Smile When You're Lying "[Thompson] knows the score and he tallies it accurately....A dead-on demolition job...The book is a savagely funny act of revenge." --The New York Times on Smile When You're Lying "Riveting, hilarious, and wildly entertaining." --Booklist "His observations are sharp and honest. A witty, provocative tale that ... packs in plenty of local flavor and amusing anecdotes." --Kirkus "[From] the original rogue travel writer.... Well-written, funny, and fast-paced.... It's refreshing to read a travel writer who eschews all the 'sun-dappled vista'-style prose and tells it like it is." --Jaunted.com "Filled with hilarious stories, wildly provocative opinions and unvarnished observations about world travel, To Hellholes and Back proves Thompson is not only a sharp, gritty writer but a fearless man of travel." --Zink Magazine "Extremely irreverent." --Outside Magazine "[A] tour de force la Eat, Pray, Love, only with snarky commentary and well, not a hint of spirituality..." --Brave New Traveler "[A] humorous send-up to these four ... fascinating destinations.... It's dirty, scandalous, and it'll give you a completely fresh perspective on travel, travel writing, and the travel industry." --The Lost Girls "[Thompson's] incisive observations and biting sense of humor make for some riveting reading." --The Denver Post

Chuck Thompson harbours a nasty secret: although an intrepid reputation is vital to any working travel writer's resume, the truth is that vast parts of the world scare the hell out of him. 'Adventure travel' is supposed to be free of limitations, yet for years Thompson has privately maintained a list of no-go destinations on the basis of horrors from hyena attacks and bilharzia to pushy locals and monstrously bad food. No longer. To find out if his anxieties are justified, Thompson travels to the places he's previously done everything in his power to avoid. Filled with all the Thompson trademarks - hilarious stories, often wildly provocative opinions, and unvarnished observations about world travel - "To Hellholes and Back" proves its author to be, finally, a truly fearless man of travel.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.