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At the wonderful Hay Festival getting my yearly dose of challenging my brain with concepts I don't understand but want to from economists, politicians, authors, philosophers etc etc. And they have the best Oxfam bookstall ever, here's my haul

This was a very entertaining and informative travel book along the lines of Bill Bryson or Tony Horowitz. Perrottet and his girlfriend Lesley travel along the same route as Roman tourists would have done during the Pax Romana era which made such journeys relatively safe. From Rome to Naples to Greece to Turkey and finally Egypt. Occasionally dated in language and attitudes, despite being published only 20 years ago.

This author is very angry, and I felt chastised! First among various reasons for being a tourist! It should be required reading for anyone vacationing in the Caribbean, where the tourists have plenty and the locals do not. Take for instance, water. Tourists can swim in it, and then bathe in it, and drink as much as they like. But many islands have no water source so the locals have to conserve every last drop. From there, the author delves ⬇️

My next audiobook for #Antigua #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

If you go to Antigua as a tourist,this is what you will see.

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4 out of 5

I don‘t really have anything new to say about this short read (just under 2 hours on audio) that shares the author‘s perspective on her home island of Antigua, but it is well worth the time. It will most likely make you think more consciously if you travel as a tourist to the Caribbean.

#ReadingTheAmericas2023 #Antigua #audiobook #nonfiction

My #IslandVibe #TitlesAndTunes selection is so good and eye opening. Kincaid writes a critique of #Antigua and those who colonized the small island and how that colonization has shaped it. This is a memoir, so it‘s a very personal examination. One can feel her emotions. It‘s a must read. #ReadTheAmericas2023 #192025 #1988

A man rents a room in a hotel to write the story of his lost love, Clio. As he writes about how they met and the relationship evolved, he also writes about the missing Caravaggio painting (I‘m not sure about the truthfulness in that) and travelers.

Most of this book feels like a input in a conversation about traveling and travelers, and then mostly tourists, but he also touches on immigrants. What are the impact of tourism? And the will to