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Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe [Kindle Edition]

Bill Bryson
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Bill Bryson's second, achingly funny book, retracing his own steps as a student backpacking through Europe, twenty years later.

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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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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Dated Maybe? 12 Aug 2008
By LindyLouMac TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
Needing to clear some space on my bookshelves I have decided to reacquaint myself with Bill Bryson's travel books before Bookcrossing them.
This one was written in 1990, first published in 1992 and the edition on my bookshelf in 1998. I enjoyed reading this travelogue of his tour of some of the major cities of Europe, many of those mentioned which I have visited myself during the last forty years. Of those that I have not I think that Sofia in particular may well have changed beyond recognition, Eastern Europe having undergone the most changes in the last eighteen years.
Whilst one might not always agree with Bryson's viewpoint it is none the less an amusing read, though one must also accept that in some aspects it can seem very dated.
Certainly worth reading if you are at all interested in any of the places in Europe he writes about but remember it was written nearly twenty years ago now.
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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
By Darren Simons TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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I'd heard all the hype about Bill Bryson being the best travel writer of the current generation so I figured I should read some of his stuff to make my own opinion. The first Bryson book I bought was this one and in all probability (at time of writing) I think it's my favourite. Bryson is an American who settled in Britain in the late 70s (and has since returned to the US).

The basic style of a Bryson book is simple - get a train to a place, wander around aimlessly, check into an average hotel, wander round a bit more, sit in a pub on your own and go to bed. And yes, many people will say that's all there is to a Bryson book. I'd have to disagree with that though - what makes this book is the humour.. a strange combination of British sarcasm and American expectation make Bryson's commentary on the places he visits and the people he sees really rather good.

In this book Bryson decides it's high time he ventured beyond Britain and visited as much of Europe as he can. To this end, he starts in Norway although he manages to visit when it's permanently dark, returns to England before venturing away on a longer trip, taking in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Rome, Florence (probably the funniest part of the book for me), before travelling further south-east towards Sofia and Istanbul.

If you're only going to read one Bill Bryson travel book, I'd probably recommend this one. Yes, there may be better travel writers, there may be funnier writers, but in terms of humorous travel writers I think Bryson is probably the best (although Peter Moore may come close).

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Not worth it 29 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
Despite having enjoyed several of Bryson's other books, I couldn't really get into this one which was about his travels in Europe, roughly following in his own footsteps from 20 years earlier. It was well-written and quite witty but it took me most of the book to realise why I didn't hugely enjoy it. I think I didn't enjoy the book because he didn't enjoy the trip. He spent a lot of time moaning and this affected the tone of the book. I just wished he'd either find something to enjoy, or just pack up and go home.

He started off well, with a good amount of detail and good cheer and described the locations and people skillfully, but as it went on, you could feel him getting listless and this came through in his writing. I'd look up some of his other work (eg Notes from a Small Island) rather than this one.
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Enjoyable but not his best....
Always detailed in his travel judgements, this book is enjoyable but not his best. A good way to pass the time wilst sitting around the pool or on the plane but not as funny as his... Read more
Published 27 days ago by DannyAbroad
The start of a literary love affair
This is the book that got me started reading Bryson. I found it randomly on a shelf when I was living in Paris in 1993. I've bought every book that followed as they've come out. Read more
Published 1 month ago by shaunism
Another good Byson book.
Interesting and humorous travel book. I like Bill Bryson's dry wit although there is not so much of it in this book as there is in "Notes from a small island", none the less it is... Read more
Published 2 months ago by P J Horan
Bill Bryson is fab!
I've got to the stage where I don't even look inside a Bill Bryson book before I buy it as I just know it's going to be a wonderful read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by JanBird&DebMeades
As good as ever
Read this on the train and hope I didn't annoy my fellow travellers too much with my guffaws. Warning to future readers - Read in a public place at your own risk. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jason V
Probably the funniest travel book ever written
Certainly the funniest I've ever read, and I've read many.

There are some scenes in this book (for example the author's encounter with a deceptively steep hill at... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jack Jolis
Did Bill Bryson really write this ?
I have enjoyed several of Bill Bryson's books, from travelogues through A Short History of Nearly Everything to his autobiographical work but this book was terrible. Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. Hughes
Classic
This is the book that changed travel writing. It's the book that made it okay for travel writing to be fun. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Hill
Typical Bryson
This is a typical Bryson book. Full of amusing anecdotes about his travels and yet equally packed with interesting facts. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Derek Rainbow
Embarrassingly Funny
I just re-read this for the first time in years and it is as good as ever. Bryson books have always had a knack of making me laugh out loud at inappropriate moments (like on a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Steve James
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