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“I had no idea so many god-awful places exist in this world….Catherine Price is a hilarious guide to all that is sucky.”
—Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer
Irreverent and compulsively readable, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die highlights desitinations we can all live without--like Jupiter's Worst Moon, an Outdoor Wedding During the 2021 Reemergence of the Great Eastern Cicada Brood, and fan hours at the Las Vegas Porn Convention--while reminding us why we're willing to put up with the bed bugs and the food poisoning and set out to explore the world.
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“This clever collection of travel advisories lists all the places that are definitely not worth a trip, including a rendering plant, Times Square on New Years Eve, and, bien sûr, Euro Disney.” < i=""> Entertainment Weekly <>
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“A hilarious look at some of the most uninviting, overcrowded, unsanitary, overhyped, and stomach-churning locales on the planet.” < i=""> Budget Travel <>
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“101 Places Not to See Before You Die takes a fascinating and hilarious look at some of the least appealing places and events on the planetfrom Montanas Testicle Festival to the Amsterdam Sexmuseumand explains in lucid terms just what youll be missing out on.” < i=""> Salon <>
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“Amusing.” < i=""> The San Francisco Chronicle <>
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“Weird and funny.” < i=""> The Washington Post <>
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“Funny and engaging.” < i=""> USA Today <>
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“Price is a delightful writer who manages to give readers more giggles in under-two-page entries than many writers could in an entire chapter. . . . Highly recommended.” < i=""> Library Journal <>
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“Prices delightful work is utterly hilarious.” Arthur Frommer
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“Amusing.” < i=""> The San Francisco Chronicle <>
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Stories and memories that make even the worst experiences worth the trip. With guest entries from globetrotting writers including Nicholas Kristof, Michael Pollan, Rebecca Solnit, and A.J. Jacobs, journalist Price's high-spirited collection of misadventures explores some of the least-appealing destinations and travel experiences in the world.
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I had no idea so many god-awful places exist in this world .Catherine Price is a hilarious guide to all that is sucky. Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban FarmerIrreverent and compulsively readable, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die highlights desitinations we can all live without--like Jupiter's Worst Moon, an Outdoor Wedding During the 2021 Reemergence of the Great Eastern Cicada Brood, and fan hours at the Las Vegas Porn Convention--while reminding us why we're willing to put up with the bed bugs and the food poisoning and set out to explore the world. "
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Because bad places make good stories
The Testicle Festival • Garbage City • Rush Hour on a Samoan Bus • Y our Boss's Bedroom • Ibiza on a Family Vacation • Stonehenge • The Road of Death • A North Korean Gulag • Fucking, Austria • And 92 More!
From the Grover Cleveland Service Area to the Beijing Museum of Tap Water to, of course, Euro Disney, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die brings you lively tales of the most ill-conceived museums, worst theme parks, and grossest Superfund sites that you'll ever have the pleasure of not visiting. Journalist Catherine Price travels the globe for stories of misadventure to which any seasoned traveler can relate—including guest entries from writers such as Nicholas Kristof, Mary Roach, Michael Pollan, Rebecca Solnit, and A. J. Jacobs—and along the way she discovers that the worst experiences are often the ones we'll never forget.
About the Author
Catherine Price is an avid traveler and writer who hopes never to see a body farm firsthand. Coauthor of The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook and a contributing editor at Popular Science, she has written for the New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, Salon, Slate, and The Best American Science Writing.