Chuck Thompson is a very entertaining travel writer, and his latest, To Hellholes And Back, reaffirms this greatly. There are many of the elements that I found so endearing and entertaining about his previous book, Smile When You’re Lying, were on full display here: straight talk about the travel industry, illuminating commentary about the places he visits, entertaining similes and pop cultural references. The premise of the book is that he will visit places that are largely deemed dangerous and unsuitable for travel, Africa, India, and Mexico City and his own personal version of hell-Walt Disney World. Like Thompson I have been trying to get out of my personal travel comfort zone as well with last year’s visit to Bangladesh and this year’s planned trip to Kyrgyzstan. Not sure if the Congo will ever be on my list, but Africa definitely is, as are India and Mexico City. I’m sorry to say that he didn’t convince me that WDW is ever going to in my future travel plans. He does a good job of explaining why it is that I detest the crass commercialization of Disney and the commoditization of dreams. In fact I’ll hold onto the book for his recommendations about India and Mexico City in particular.
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