The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean
In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Paul Theroux sets off from Gibralter, one of the Pillars of Hercules, his destination the southern pillar. Instead of crossing the straits, he chose to travel the long way, up the coast of Spain along the Riviera, and by ferry to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily...
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In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Paul Theroux sets off from Gibralter, one of the Pillars of Hercules, his destination the southern pillar. Instead of crossing the straits, he chose to travel the long way, up the coast of Spain along the Riviera, and by ferry to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and beyond - way beyond, avoiding the cross-fire of Croatia, through the near anarchy of Albania and on to a ship through the Levant with 100 Turks. It is a long and lively trip, some of it in search of Waugh's labels, Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and the landmarks of "The Odyssey".
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780140862362 (0140862366)
Publish date: October 26th 1997
Publisher: Penguin
Minutes: 2
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Travelogue,
Cultural,
Africa,
Italy,
France,
Greece,
Spain
Great travel book. He visits a few countries that are just opening to tourism at that time with some pretty scary occurrences. I love the references to older travel books by celebrated authors. Great book.
Choppy and disconnected, but still well-written and fun.
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