I find the public reaction to writing - it's fascinating in this modern age. Of course people are able to interact with me and email me, and I get quite a few I suppose.
There is a very big difference between American and British travel journalism, and that's this whole business of the assisted or freebie trip. In Bri… - John Gimlette
There is a very big difference between American and British travel journalism, and that's this whole business of the assisted or freebie trip. In Bri…
- John Gimlette
We don't really listen to what the other person is saying. We have gotten used to information being in such a concentrated form all the time, and so … - John Gimlette
We don't really listen to what the other person is saying. We have gotten used to information being in such a concentrated form all the time, and so …
Benedict Allen gives you the impression that he hasn't done any research at all, and I am sure he has. And when he is off doing his ice dogs and that… - John Gimlette
Benedict Allen gives you the impression that he hasn't done any research at all, and I am sure he has. And when he is off doing his ice dogs and that…
I slightly feel, having written Paraguay and Newfoundland - and both of them have developed eccentricities through isolation - I am quite relieved to… - John Gimlette
I slightly feel, having written Paraguay and Newfoundland - and both of them have developed eccentricities through isolation - I am quite relieved to…
I am always surprised to go into a bar in Boston and three televisions are playing different channels, all at once. We are constantly surprised by th… - John Gimlette
I am always surprised to go into a bar in Boston and three televisions are playing different channels, all at once. We are constantly surprised by th…
The noise that we can expect in the future will only increase and we'll be wishing for rural Portugal or something like that. - John Gimlette
The noise that we can expect in the future will only increase and we'll be wishing for rural Portugal or something like that.
It never stops me from saying what I want to say about Ethiopia, the fact that a tour company is paid for me to go there. Book reviewers don't pay fo… - John Gimlette
It never stops me from saying what I want to say about Ethiopia, the fact that a tour company is paid for me to go there. Book reviewers don't pay fo…
A lot of books are sold and given away as presents. But who actually reads and enjoy reading? - John Gimlette
A lot of books are sold and given away as presents. But who actually reads and enjoy reading?
Diplomacy was what I wanted to do. From really quite an early age and I think I had a false impression that diplomacy equals travel. - John Gimlette
Diplomacy was what I wanted to do. From really quite an early age and I think I had a false impression that diplomacy equals travel.
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