Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?

Thomas Kohnstamm

For those who think that travel guidebooks are the gospel truth.The waitress suggests that I come back after she closes down the restaurant, around midnight. We end up having sex in a chair and then on one of the tables in the back corner. I pen a note in my Moleskine that I will later recount in the guidebook review, saying that the restaurant "is a pleasant surprise . . . and the table service is friendly." --Thomas Kohnstamm, professional travel writer and author of numerous Lonely Planet guidebooksWANTED: Travel Writer for BrazilQUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED Decisiveness: the ability to desert your entire previous life--including well-salaried office job, attractive girlfriend, and basic sanity for less than minimum wage Attention to detail: the skill to research northeastern Brazil, including transportation, restaurants, hotels, culture, customs, and language, while juggling sleep...

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