3.27 avg rating — 52 ratings

"Sometimes dense, but full of the history & literature & politics & personal encounters that I love in a good work of travel writing. "

3.83 avg rating — 559 ratings

"I negatively prejudged this one (the pretentious "boudoir" in the title?). But, loved it! Yes, it portrays a dying Italy, but maybe that's all the more reason to read it!
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3.92 avg rating — 4,308 ratings

"No topic is off limits for this British expat who has spent 20 years in Spain. Through these essays (most of which could easily stand alone) on a variety of hot button topics (Forgetting Franco, Catalonia, Prostitution, Gypsies, etc.), a great deal of light is shed on what makes the Spanish tick. And, how they see themselves & their place in the world. At the very least, great conversation starters for your next encounter with a Spaniard.
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3.45 avg rating — 572 ratings

"Keen eye on Rome and its inhabitants. Does this pre-Eurozone Rome exist?
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3.88 avg rating — 17,379 ratings

"Quite a different motivation for "travel"
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