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Title: One half interesting, the other half excruciating
Review: I somewhat enjoyed Mr. de Botton's philosophical meanderings of past thinkers, poets, artists, etc on the subject of travel. But I sure as hell would never travel with the guy! What a geek this guy is! Describing his travels to the Bahamas where he gets into a fight with his significant other over dessert was bad enough. But by the time I got to the passage about how he was afraid to dine alone in such an amazing and vibrant city as Madrid, lest he be mocked by the locals, it was too much for me to read on. His credibility as a travel writer is gone. I am now trying to sell my copy on this site. Maybe I'll attempt to read his book on Proust someday.
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