Travel writer, editor, and photographer, Chuck Thompson has spent more than a decade traipsing through thirty-five (and counting) countries across the globe, and he's had enough. Enough of the half-truths demanded by magazine editors, enough of the endlessly recycled cliches regarded as good travel writing, and enough of the ugly secrets fiercely guarded by the travel industry. But mostly, he's had enough of returning home from assignments and leaving the most interesting stories and the most provocative insights on the ...
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Travel writer, editor, and photographer, Chuck Thompson has spent more than a decade traipsing through thirty-five (and counting) countries across the globe, and he's had enough. Enough of the half-truths demanded by magazine editors, enough of the endlessly recycled cliches regarded as good travel writing, and enough of the ugly secrets fiercely guarded by the travel industry. But mostly, he's had enough of returning home from assignments and leaving the most interesting stories and the most provocative insights on the editing-room floor. From getting swindled in Thailand to running afoul of customs inspectors in Belarus, from defusing hostile Swedish rockers backstage in Germany to a closed-door meeting with travel execs telling him why he's about to be fired once again, Thompson's no-holds-barred style is refreshing, invigorating, and all those other adjectives travel writers use to describe spa vacations where the main attraction is a daily colonic." Smile When You're Lying" takes readers on an irresistible series of adventures in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond; details the effects of globalization on the casual traveller and ponders the future of travel as we know it; and offers up a treasure trove of travel-industry secrets collected throughout a decidedly speckled career.
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I found that I enjoyed this book even with the annoying sexist parts. Chuck Thompson has a way with words and can be really funny at times. It was fun to see places that I've been to through his eyes and good to get a heads up about some of the places I haven't. Great cover graphics - look sharp!
smccoy
Jan 31, 2008
Moderately amusing rehash
This book reads like what it clearly is, a rehash of old magazine articles. The irony is that the author claims to be writing what no travel magazine would dare publish. A few funny stories but mostly filler about what a rebel the author was back in the day. Most of us can get (and tell) the same tired stories after a couple of beers with the guys, so who cares? Blah. Avoid unless you are very bored or easily amused.
