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Neither Here, Nor There

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Neither Here, Nor There

By: Bill Bryson
Narrated by: Bill Bryson
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Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. In Neither here Nor there he brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hamemrfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent in, oh, at least one language, he retraces his travels as a student twenty years before.

Whether braving the homicidal motorists of Paris, being robbed by gypsies in Florence, attempting not to order tripe and eyeballs in a German restaurant, window-shopping in the sex shops of the Reeperbahn or disputing his hotel bill in Copenhagen, Bryson takes in the sights, dissects the culture and illuminates each place and person with his hilariously caustic observations. He even goes to Liechtenstein.

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Critic reviews

'Hugely funny (not snigger-snigger funny, but great-big-belly-laugh-till-you-cry funny)'
'This is the travel book that every Inter-Rail vagrant would love to write'
'It's very, very funny'
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love him and his unique way of loomi g at the world. listen to time and time again

love it!!!

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A great audio book - really enjoyed Bill’s travel experiences and anecdotes. Certainly recommend this to anyone.

Love Bill Bryson Travel Stories

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laughed out loud again and again. engaging performance from the author. very enjoyable listen :)

Hilarious.

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The humour and his way if getting to the essence of the various nations really takes you there.

It's Like travelling with Bill Bryson

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This was the first book I'd read by Bill Bryson. I do think that there are better travel writers, who steer clear of empty national sterotyping ...

Bit jingoistic.Some nice turns of phrase.

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