false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181653911m/1175991.jpg 1175991 1 From Bangkok to Bogot, a hilarious behind-the-brochures tour of picture-perfect locales, dangerous destinations, and overrated hellholes from a guy who knows the truth about travel Travel writer, editor, and photographer Chuck Thompson has spent more than a decade traipsing through thirty-five (and counting) countries across the globe, and he's had enough. Enough of the half-truths demanded by magazine editors, enough of the endlessly recycled clichs regarded as good travel writing, and enough of the ugly secrets fiercely guarded by the travel industry. But mostly, he's had enough of returning home from assignments and leaving the most interesting stories and the most provocative insights on the editing-room floor. From getting swindled in Thailand to running afoul of customs inspectors in Belarus, from defusing hostile Swedish rockers backstage in Germany to a closed-door meeting with travel execs telling him why he's about to be fired once again, Thompson's no-holds-barred style is refreshing, invigorating, and all those other adjectives travel writers use to describe spa vacations where the main attraction is a daily colonic. Smile When You're Lying takes readers on an irresistible series of adventures in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond; details the effects of globalization on the casual traveler and ponders the future of travel as we know it; and offers up a treasure trove of travel-industry secrets collected throughout a decidedly speckled career. 1163767 27 11 2007 Smile When You're Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer total:315|5:40|4:102|3:104|2:57|1:12| 315 1046 542 113 2 1 false false Mon Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 24 14:58:47 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 14:59:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 10:19:14 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 10:35:23 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 18:59:04 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 19:17:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:43:28 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:44:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 09:56:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 09:50:53 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun May 18 02:44:56 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 11 22:05:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 18:11:54 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 19:22:20 -0700 2009
I appreciate Thompson's efforts to show the world that there's more to vacationing than the Caribbean and that travel writing should probably exist on more than an endless stream of cliches ("the charming cheese-maker and his rosy-faced wife inv...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 21:40:08 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 21:56:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 04 10:13:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 10:27:31 -0700 2008
Some of his soapbox editorializin...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 18 22:36:29 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 10:08:37 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 22:36:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 13:57:33 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 15:07:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 02:25:58 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 14:06:02 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 true false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 07:56:25 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 07:56:25 -0700 2007 And the following review of Smile When You're Lying from the Aspen times is such the case. I agree 200% with Charles Aga...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 16 02:16:11 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 01:21:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 17 18:12:01 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 18:14:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:33:29 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 06:42:11 -0700 2009 1 Do Travel Writers Go To Hell (by Thomas Kohnstamm). Chuck Thompson is is just much more my type of guy to hang out with. Funny, gave me new things to think about and to shake my head over. more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jun 03 11:35:01 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 11:46:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 11:25:05 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 11 16:40:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 24 16:18:19 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 16:24:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 13 13:00:51 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:02:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1175991