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Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

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Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. In Neither Here nor There he brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent in ...more
Paperback, 254 pages
Published March 28th 1993 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published 1991)
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Natalia UN
Jul 26, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
O carte mai perfectă pentru vacanță nici nu puteam găsi. Autorul m-a făcut să râd in hohote, nu o dată sau de două ori, dar cam la fiecare a doua propoziție. Am călătorit in spațiu și in timp pe parcursul lecturii. Bill - un american a descris peripețiile pe care le-a avut în timpul a două calatorii una in anii '70 si a doua in anii '90. E foarte foarte amuzantă, mi-a placut sa-mi aduc aminte de locurile unde am fost eu, să cunosc altele pe care aș vrea să le vizitez, dar si să aflu cum era Euro ...more
Dorina Danila
Nici pe departe la fel de bună ca "Însemnări de pe o insulă mică", dar e totuși o călătorie agreabilă prin Europa, chiar dacă autorul pare uneori puțin imatur. Am scris mai multe pe blog https://dorinadanila.com/2019/04/18/c... ...more
Jovi Ene
May 16, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Undeva prin 1990, americanul (care locuia în Marea Britanie) Bill Bryson decide să facă din nou o călătorie prin Europa și să descrie ceea ce vede. Pornește cu dorința să vadă aurora boreală (reușește), dar friguros fiind, alege să meargă mai mult prin țările mai călduroase, ajungând la Roma, apoi la Napoli, Milano, trece în Elveția, vede o parte din Austria, Iugoslavia, Olanda, Belgia și Bulgaria, ajungând, la final, la porțile Asiei, în Istanbul.
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Zully Mustafa
Mar 20, 2019 rated it it was amazing
O carte de calatorii care te binedispune. Intotdeauna am fost fascinata de situațiile ridicole în care aterizezi fără voia ta, dar mai ales de scriitorii care știu cum să le povestească, astfel încît să rîzi în hohote la aproape fiecare pagină. Imediat după aceea îți faci bagajele și te cari prin Europa.

Sorcered
Nov 23, 2015 rated it really liked it
Cel mai amuzant jurnal de călătorie pe care l-am citit. E adevărat că uneori Bryson mă enervează (prea îi pute absolut totul în locuri în care am fost și despre care știu din experiență proprie că-s mult mai puțin monotone decât în carte) și alteori minte pur și simplu (nu, nu există nici o pictură în muzeul Luvru în care o aristocrată dezbrăcată să-i facă tușeu rectal alteia) dar per total sunt patru stele bine meritate.
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William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, FRS was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He settled in England in 1977, and worked in journalism until he became a full time writer. He lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He and his family then moved to New Hampshire in America for a few years, but they have now returned to live in the UK.

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