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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

by Anthony Bourdain

A world tour in Bourdain’s own words

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A world tour in Bourdain’s own words

Drawing on Anthony Bourdain’s travels, this guide ranges from New York and Paris to Borneo, Tanzania, and Oman’s Empty Quarter. Its place-by-place chapters combine practical details on getting there, food, and lodging with context about what made each destination stand out to Bourdain. The book also broadens the perspective through essays by people who knew or traveled with him, including accounts of trips with his brother and a guide to inexpensive Chicago food by music producer Steve Albini. Illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook accompany each chapter, giving the volume a mix of travel reference and personal recollection.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Travelers seeking destination ideas alongside practical information on food, lodging, and getting there.
  • Armchair travelers interested in Anthony Bourdain’s perspective on places around the world.
  • Readers who enjoy travel books supplemented by personal essays and illustrations.

Themes

Travel and placeFood and local culturePersonal travel recollectionsDestination guidance

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Book overview

A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania's utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman's Empty Quarter--and many places beyond.

In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places--in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable.

Supplementing Bourdain's words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher; a guide to Chicago's best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley
Allsbrook.

For veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain.

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