Advantages: Wonderfully written, the joy of getting to know Zachary Bissinger Disadvantages: Not so much of a travelogue as a memoir, Buzz Bissinger can be unpleasant at times
Buzz Bissinger is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer who has a mentally disabled son called Zach who is now in his late 20s. Zach is the younger of Bissinger's twin sons who were born 13 weeks early. Zach was born a mere 3 minutes after his brother Gerry but ...
Advantages: An interesting visit to the people of small town America, charming and quirky style Disadvantages: Sometimes the pace drags a bit
A British journalist arrives in the tiny town of Lebanon, Kansas, chosen for its central position in the USA. His plan is to track the progress of a 10 dollar bill for a month, and use this as a starting point for meeting and talking to some ordinary Amer ...
Advantages: Informative, educational & extremely useful. Disadvantages: It is quite heavy.
Eyewitness Travel Guides Dorling Kindersley have been producing books and travel guides since 1988. Their motto and aim is to show you what only others tell you through their fantastically compiled guides. No matter which country or city ...
Advantages: Nice layout and good range of information along with a great map Disadvantages: None
I already owned the DK top ten Venice book before I even had a trip to Venice planned but, when I came to actually book my trip I then purchased an extra guide book. I then even got one free with my hotel booking through my work so I ended up with thre ...
Advantages: Some good suggestions Disadvantages: Some unoriginal suggestions
I selected this book from Amazon because, well, who doesn't love a free day out? It has been written by husband and wife team Ben and Dinah Hatch, and I had high hopes for discovering some unusual places to visit. My first port of call was to check wh ...
