Summary of Bill Bryson's The Best American Travel Writing 2016 (The Best American Series)

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I had a hard time adjusting to the fact that I didn’t know what was going on in a country I was exploring. It reminded me of how I used to get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t understand what a foreigner had just said in a restaurant.
#2 We were driving from Chefchaouen to Fes, and Rida told us about the time he met Brad Pitt in a local market.
#3 We visited Morocco, and while the food was good, the experience as a whole was not what I expected.

Sujets

• Travel
• Essays
• Travelogues

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350031775
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Bill Bryson's The Best American Travel Writing 2016 The Best American Series
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18 Insights from Chapter 19 Insights from Chapter 20 Insights from Chapter 21 Insights from Chapter 22 Insights from Chapter 23 Insights from Chapter 24
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had a hard time adjusting to the fact that I didn’t know what was going on in a country I was exploring. It reminded me of how I used to get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t understand what a foreigner had just said in a restaurant.

#2

We were driving from Chefchaouen to Fes, and Rida told us about the time he met Brad Pitt in a local market.

#3

We visited Morocco, and while the food was good, the experience as a whole was not what I expected.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Send me your money and I will clean, feed, and entertain you. It felt a little like, again, being in a foreign country. I had expected to be welcomed by the hosts of my stays and showered with their hospitality. Instead, it was clear that a lot of people just wanted to rent out their apartments and get their money back. -> I had a difficult time adjusting to the fact that I didn’t know what was going on in a country I was exploring. It reminded me of how I used to get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t understand what a foreigner had just said in a restaurant.

#2

You can expect a lot of folks in a foreign country to want to rent out their houses/apartments to you and get your money back.

#3

I went on an Airbnb trip to Japan, and it was weird.

#4

I went on an Airbnb trip to Japan, and it was weird.

#5

I went on an Airbnb trip to Japan, and it was weird.

#6

I went on an Airbnb trip to Japan, and it was weird. People there were willing to rent out their houses to foreigners and get their money back.

#7

Don’t rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb. It’s weird.

#8

People in a foreign country may try to rent out their places to you and get your money back. Do not rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb.

#9

Do not rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb. It’s weird.

#10

Don’t rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb. It’s weird.

#11

Do not rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb. It's weird.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

San Benito Street is the main street. -> Do not rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb. It's weird. Do not rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb.

#2

Do not rent out your house or apartment on Airbnb. It's weird.

#3

The clothes themselves rarely depart from the realm of sweatshirts and sweatpants, but the brand penetration is extraordinary.

#4

It was my great-great-grandfather T. S. Hawkins who helped found the town of Hollister in 1836. He was a farmer who also hunted squirrels and quail and the occasional possum, and he ate his own pigs three times a day for months on end.

#5

The Hawkins family moved from Missouri to Utah, establishing a store along the way. T. S. Hawkins, despite being young and inexperienced, was able to establish a successful store due to his family’s reputation and his ability to barter with other travelers.

#6

The Hawkins family moved from Missouri to Utah, and then to California, founding a store along the way.