Poutine on the Orient Express: An Irreverent Look at Travel

by Marcel Strigberger

Overview

This book takes an irreverent look at travel discussing topics you have no doubt wondered about such as: -Caribbean cruises and why all the islands look alike—is there actually more than one island? -When your right to return to the all-you-can-eat buffet legally ends; -Luggage-packing theories and why rollers & folders are forever natural enemies; -What makes a city?-why cities are proud of their historical disasters; -Why famous European cathedrals took hundreds of years to build; -Whether modern art is really art; -Why Stonehenge doesn't have a roof, and others

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780995950115
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	10/31/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	210
File size:	439 KB

About the Author

Marcel Strigberger, a native of Montreal, is a humorist trapped inside the body of a former litigation lawyer. A frequent contributor to national newspapers, radio and TV programs, Marcel is the author of Birth, Death and Other Trivialities: A Humorous Philosophical Look at the Human Condition. His most recent opus is a book entitled, Poutine on the Orient Express: An Irreverent Look at Travel.Marcel worked his way through law school as a professional sightseeing tour guide in Montreal before hitting the circuit as a stand up comedian in Toronto, sharing the stage with the likes of Howie Mandel, Bob Saget and Jim Carrey. For years he combined his irreverent humour with law, resulting in a fresh, upbeat and novel approach to the world of justice. Marcel Strigberger is uniquely qualified to deal with life's so called serious issues in a whimsical and entertaining manner. And he's a lot more fun to read and to listen to than Rene Descartes, Jean Paul Sartre or Leo Tolstoy. Well, maybe not Tolstoy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements v

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Before We Go, Some Preliminary Travel Musings 5

Chapter 2 Planes: Up, Up, and Away 27

Chapter 3 Just Cruising 43

Chapter 4 Rail Tales 57

Chapter 5 What Is a City? 63

Chapter 6 Everything You Wanted to Know about Sightseeing 73

Chapter 7 The Sights: If You Can't Find Them Here, You Don't Need to See Them 93

Chapter 8 You've Got Company: Crowds, Muggers, and Other Amenities 135

Chapter 9 Tips, Toilets, and Tariffs 143

Chapter 10 Travel Insurance: So You Believe You're in Good Hands? 155

Chapter 11 Sleep, Snacks, and Song 165

Chapter 12 I Don't Think We're in Kansas, Toto 187

Chapter 13 Journey's End 201