Few things are as exciting as the idea of travelling somewhere far from home. So why are we so often dissatisfied with the reality of travel? In THE ART OF TRAVEL, Alain de Botton, takes us on a journey through the satisfactions and disappointments of travelling. Dealing - among other things - with airports, exotic carpets and hotel mini-bars, this humorous and thought-provoking book reveals the hidden motivations, expectations and complications of our voyages into the wide world.
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Few things are as exciting as the idea of travelling somewhere far from home. So why are we so often dissatisfied with the reality of travel? In THE ART OF TRAVEL, Alain de Botton, takes us on a journey through the satisfactions and disappointments of travelling. Dealing - among other things - with airports, exotic carpets and hotel mini-bars, this humorous and thought-provoking book reveals the hidden motivations, expectations and complications of our voyages into the wide world.
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Everything A d B puts his pen to in my experience, is sharp, witty and marvellously novel in one way or another. Really enjoyable.
EagerTraveler
Jul 17, 2009
A Special Book
In this series of essays the author reflects on his own expectations of travel and the rewards he has experienced while traveling, and compares these with those of prominent travelers of the past. I found his essays fresh and illuminating.
