Europe on 5 wrong turns a day one man, eight countries, one vintage travel guide
"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to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date.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 throu...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Perigee Book,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | "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to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date.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 that 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"--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 272 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780399537325 0399537325 |
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