Synopses & Reviews
“The End of Elsewhere is a kind of post-millennium Heart of Darkness, with Grescoe’s Marlowe on the trail of a hypothetical camera-toting, Hawaiian-shirted Kurtz . . . A powerful indictment of contemporary tourism and, more fundamentally, it’s a cry against the West’s exploitation of the Third world in the era of globalization”—Quill and Quire
Witty and provocative, The End of Elsewhere is a riotous on-the-road odyssey and a brilliant history of tourism. It will be treasured by anyone who has been conned by ‘authentic’ travel.
Taras Grescoe has written articles on travel for Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic Travelerand The New York Times. His first book Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec won numerous awards in Canada. He lives in Montreal.
Synopsis
Tara Grescoe weaves an eclectic mix of humor, anthropology, and a powerful indictment of contemporary tourism, eco-tourism and exploitation of Third World travel-in a trvelogue of his journey across the Eurasian landmass, from Spain's Land's End to China's End of the Earth, armed with his travel bibles, the Michelin and Lonely Planet guides.
Synopsis
A blackly funny around-the-world journey that asks: why do we travel?
About the Author
Taras Grescoe has written articles on travel for The Times, Independent, Condé Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveler and the New York Times. His first book Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec was a bestseller in Canada. He lives in Montreal.