Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day
by Doug Mack
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70%
Critic Reviews: 5
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84%
Reader Ratings: 23
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Synopsis
Where will a 1960s travel guide take readers today? The answer: this engaging and totally original travel memoir.Doug Mack stumbled on an inspired idea when he picked up a 47-year-old edition of Arthur Frommer's classic travel guide, Europe on Five Dollars a Day, in a used bookstore: boldly go where millions have gone before, but with a travel guide nearly a half-century old. The result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a... more
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- All Critics: 5
- Positive: 4
- Negative: 1
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Lonely Planet | 27 Mar 2012
Lacks a certain something to make the book a page turner and also seems to lack the pace and humour
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National Geographic Traveler
Refreshing in its intelligence, candor, good-humored self-deprecation, and insightful redemption of the much-maligned tourist, Mack’s account is a trail-reblazing testament to the transformative power of travel in the modern world
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Jean V. Naggar | 23 Mar 2012
This unique travel memoir, to be released the first week of April, is filled with humor as well as reflection on the modern tourist experience.
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A Traveler's Library | 28 Mar 2012
Funny, well written, and even informative, this brand new take ona 50-year-old guidebook–gimmick or no– will bring you a lot of enjoyment.
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Go Nomad
Mack finds joyful surprises by following the beaten path, finds several unexpected and secret pleasures amongst crowds and learns to quit his worrying and embrace clichés.
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