There’s something about travel writing that holds great
allure for those who dream or even romanticize about the thought of tossing a
couple of changes of clothes, a Moleskine notebook, a pen and maybe a beat up
copy of Hemingway into a backpack and taking off.
101 Places to Get
F*cked Up Before You Die by the
contributors to the travel website matadornetwork.com is a great concept,
combined neatly with great storytelling and splash of fun; think of it as a
drinking bucket list wrapped in great, entertaining travel writing.
Some of the choices included here seem a bit clichéd:
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Octoberfest in Munich
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Mardi
Gras in New Orleans
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Carnival in Argentina
Really? Kinda been there done that feel…you can add the
stinky folks at burning man to that list too.
Others offer some I would never have thought of that
intrigue:
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McMurdo Station, Antarctica
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Katmandu, Nepal
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Harare, Zimbabwe
Well at least you’d never run out of ice at McMurdo.
And would fall into the no thanks, I’ll pass category:
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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Goa, India
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Phuket, Thailand
Sorry, but risking my life to hoist a few just isn’t on my
to do list.
Serious travel guide…not so much, but it does offer an
interesting look at the world from a different perspective than the “normal”
itinerary…whatever that is.
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