Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?

Do Travel Writers Go to Hell‪?‬

A Swashbuckling Tale of High Adventures, Questionable Ethics, and Professional Hedonism

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Publisher Description

For those who think that travel guidebooks are the gospel truth.

WANTED: Travel Writer for Brazil
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Decisiveness: the ability to desert your entire previous life–including well-salaried office job, attractive girlfriend, and basic sanity for less than minimum wage
Attention to detail: the skill to research northeastern Brazil, including transportation, restaurants, hotels, culture, customs, and language, while juggling sleep deprivation, nonstop nightlife, and excessive alcohol consumption
Creativity: the imagination to write about places you never actually visit
Resourcefulness: utilizing persuasion, seduction, and threats, when necessary, to secure a place to stay for the evening once your pitiable advance has been (mis)spent
Resilience: determination to overcome setbacks such as bankruptcy, disillusionment, and an ill-fated one-night stand with an Austrian flight attendant

As Kohnstamm comes to personal terms with each of these job requirements, he unveils the underside of the travel industry and its often-harrowing effect on writers, travelers, and the destinations themselves. Moreover, he invites us into his world of compromising and scandalous situations in one of the most exciting countries as he races against an impossible deadline.

GENRE
Travel & Adventure
RELEASED
2008
April 22
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
Crown
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
1.5
MB

Customer Reviews

captainkarp ,

The belly exposed

A fast and easy read that not only highlights the joys of travel writing but the insane complications. I am a travel writer myself and I couldn't help but laugh then reread a lot of the scenes focused around his desperation for both more time and how to make money. It is a true representation of what it is to be a travel writer, a testament to the notion that his pain really is our enjoyment. And he gets one fact perfectly clear - regardless of the pain, stress and suffering of travel writing, once you start, you can't stop.

DLS001 ,

Do Travel Writers go to Hell is a fantastic book!

Loved it, it moved quickly and had me laughing through every chapter. I bought this book because I consult with clients on travel and meetings and thought that Thomas' book would give me an interesting perspective of the industry from a leisure travel writer's perspective. Boy, was I right and I laughed and lived as a travel writer vicariously through his story through every bus ride at each destination. It was a great page turner and I couldn't wait to hear about his next adventure along the way. Now, I can't wait for his next book. His writing style is interesting and easy to read. Thanks, Thomas!

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