Travel writer, editor, and photographer, Chuck Thompson has spent more than a decade traipsing through thirty-five (and counting) countries across the globe, and he's had enough. Enough of the half-truths demanded by magazine editors, enough of the endlessly recycled cliches regarded as good travel [...]
Chuck Thompson harbours a nasty secret: although an intrepid reputation is vital to any working travel writer's resume, the truth is that vast parts of the world scare the hell out of him. 'Adventure travel' is supposed to be free of limitations, yet for years Thompson has privately maintained a lis[...]
"Via telefon ger han mig en färdbeskrivning till sin vän som är vår värd för kvällen. Sen frågar han:
- Dricker du?
- Självklart.
- Bra. Kan du ta med dig en flaska Bombay Sapphire Gin?"
De är ökända nutidsskildrare och kontroversiella skildrare av depraverade och demoral[...]