His description of how pointless it is to build an igloo or put up a tent had me rolling around on the carpet in fits. I feel that this is the kind of book that you would read on the plane, and kind of flip through to pass the time. No it's not something that one is likely to sit down and read straight through like a traditional story, but instead are likely to read a bit at time. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. If you're a positive person, enjoy new experiences and seeing the world and not accepting the norm, don't read this.

Each chapter begins with a diatribe, followed by a detailed look at the alternative side of the 101 most frequently cited must do's, revealing ugly details not mentioned in existing guidebooks and giving off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers. I think with Ephesus we had few expectations and it was early in our cruise and we were blown away by the site. Due to the name of the author I couldn't stop from reading this in the voice of Victor Meldrew who is a fictional comedy character and a literal British Institution played by an actor of the same name.Here, at last, is the timely antidote to the plethora of '101 things' books so beloved by vaunting adventurers, to finally make them stop telling us how to live. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Each chapter begins with a diatribe, followed by a detailed look at the alternative side of the most frequently cited must do's, giving off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers. But the majority of the 101 entries were along the lines of 'tattoos look tacky' and 'Taxi Driver is boring'.

A lazy, seemingly tired male (hence the spike in interest) lists things he finds overrated, overromanticised or simply too much effort, and hence advises us not to do them. Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions. Proust's "A La Recherche du Temps Perdu", the longest novel ever, is dismissed with a single sentence: "Yes, yes, Proust tasted a biscuit that made him think of his childhood, we've all done that. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. He begins with Machu Picchu, which might look fantastic but is thousands of miles away and so expensive to get to.