Great Journeys of the World
by Sandi Toksvig
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First published in 1994 and now available in paperback, an account of six personal journeys by well-known personalities to some of the world's most spectacular places, based on a major BBC television series, with photographs by Tom Owen Edmunds.Tags
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I am obliged to disqualify myself from properly reviewing this book.
My own direct and personal experience of each of these six regions – except perhaps the theft, insects, pestilence and corruption – is so far, far different from that described by the various selected ‘celebrities’ that are invited to fly in (or perhaps fly-by) by a major TV Corporation at their expense, accompanied by no more than six or seven crew members, guides and minders result in such a politically-correct distortion of those cultures that I was unable to finish even one complete chapter.
You may enjoy it, particularly if you have not visited these destinations before, as it is certainly widely dispersed, with trips to Africa, Australia, the Caribe, Asia show more and Mexico.
However; these would not be my choice or recommendation of GREAT journeys. show less
My own direct and personal experience of each of these six regions – except perhaps the theft, insects, pestilence and corruption – is so far, far different from that described by the various selected ‘celebrities’ that are invited to fly in (or perhaps fly-by) by a major TV Corporation at their expense, accompanied by no more than six or seven crew members, guides and minders result in such a politically-correct distortion of those cultures that I was unable to finish even one complete chapter.
You may enjoy it, particularly if you have not visited these destinations before, as it is certainly widely dispersed, with trips to Africa, Australia, the Caribe, Asia show more and Mexico.
However; these would not be my choice or recommendation of GREAT journeys. show less
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Sandi Toksvig, OBE, is an award-winning writer, presenter, comedian, actress, and producer for British television and radio, hailed by the Guardian as "a national treasure." The author of more than twenty books and Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth, she is a true authority on successfully co-existing with others.
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