Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One

Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer
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Marco Polo Didnâ€™t Go There is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer USA Today has called Â“Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age.â€ For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, and The New York Times Magazine. This book documents his boldest, funniest, and most revealing journeysÂ—from getting stranded without water in the Libyan desert, to crashing the set of a Leonardo DiCaprio movie in Thailand, to learning the secrets of Tantric sex in a dubious Indian ashram.

Marco Polo Didnâ€™t Go There is more than just an entertaining journey into fascinating corners of the world. The book is a unique window into travel writing, with each chapter containing a Â“commentary trackâ€Â—endnotes that reveal the ragged edges behind the experience and creation of each tale. Offbeat and insightful, this book is an engrossing read for students of travel writing as well as armchair wanderers.
Country USA
Brand Travelers' Tales
Manufacturer Travelers' Tales
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781932361612
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781932361612
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer