The romance of travel wasn't always terribly evident to those who were actually experiencing it.
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Bill Bryson
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Perhaps it’s my natural pessimism, but it seems that an awfully large part of travel these days is to see things while you still can.

By Bill Bryson

Bulgaria, I reflected as I walked back to the hotel, isn’t a country; it’s a near-death experience.

By Bill Bryson

The thing about Ayers Rock is that by the time you finally get there you are already a little sick of it.

By Bill Bryson

The pleasant fact is that the British are not much good at violent crime except in fiction, which is of course as it should be.

By Bill Bryson

What is it about maps? I could look at them all day, earnestly studying the names of towns and villages I have never heard of and will never visit...

By Bill Bryson
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