Summary of Bill Bryson's The Best American Travel Writing 2016 (The Best American Series)

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

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#1 I had a hard time adjusting to the fact that I didn’t know what was going on in a country I was exploring. It reminded me of how I used to get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t understand what a foreigner had just said in a restaurant.

#2 We were driving from Chefchaouen to Fes, and Rida told us about the time he met Brad Pitt in a local market.

#3 We visited Morocco, and while the food was good, the experience as a whole was not what I expected.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350031775

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Insights on Bill Bryson's The Best American Travel Writing 2016 The Best American Series

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had thought I understood French well, but when I tried to explain something to my wife, the explanation fell apart. I was constantly lost in Morocco, and I loved it.

#2

The road from Chefchaouen to Fes was a difficult one, with many turns and no guard rails. I looked down and saw that between the edge of the road and the right-hand guard rail, there were two feet of empty air.

#3

At the Meat Butcher Shop in Zegota, Rida bought us meat skewers that were cooked on the spot. The food was amazing, and the atmosphere was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Yoppy is a host on Airbnb who lives in Tokyo. His full name is Yuhsuke Yoshimoto, but at least with visitors who come to stay with him through his listing on Airbnb, he prefers to go by Yoppy. He wears heavy-framed black glasses, has a boyish haircut, and likes to talk to foreigners.

#2

Tokyo has been slower to embrace Airbnb, with fewer hosts signing on to open their doors to strangers.

#3

Airbnb is valued at $13 billion, more than Wyndham Worldwide or Hyatt. It has booked 30 million stays, 20 million of them last year. It now has about 1,500 employees in 20 cities worldwide.

#4

Chesky has characterized Airbnb’s popularity as spreading house by house, block by block, city by city. However, it was difficult to imagine how a company that is disruptive at its core could be received in Japan, where harmonious unity is a national virtue.

#5

The Japanese are very comfortable with the concept of sharing, but they are less accustomed to sharing with outsiders. They are not familiar living with foreign people.

#6

Miki was an outlier in many ways, from her profession as a Tupperware saleswoman