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A Tourist in the Arab Spring
by Tom Chesshyre
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In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, war reporters rushed to publish accounts of the uprising. Tom Chesshyre took a different approach – he jumped on a plane and became the first to return to the region as a tourist. The result is the fascinating, street-level tale of a lay traveller's journey through lands fresh from revolution. Chesshyre heads for tourist sites that few have seen in recent years, as well as new 'attractions' like Gaddafi's bombed-out bunker in Tripoli. In a book both touching and humorous, he also describes being abducted in Libya, listening to the sound of Kalashnikovs at night and talking to ordinary people struggling to get by. _x000D_
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'I was travelling as a tourist, not as a foreign correspondent with a well-thumbed contacts book and a series of appointments. I would take the temperature of the region during a key period in its history - as a casual visitor. I would see what there was to see as a traveller with a guidebook. Yet by talking to people along the way, I'd get a sense of the bigger picture._x000D_
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That was my hope, at least. Being a tourist would be my way of unlocking the countries. I would take in the wonderful Byzantine ruins of Tunisia, the famous Roman remains in Libya, and the treasures of the pharaohs in Egypt, plus some lovely beaches in the Sinai Peninsula. What would I find out about the Arab Spring as I pottered among the ancient sights? What does an Arab Spring feel like?'_x000D_
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Endorsements
'Account of a trip through freshly revolutionised parts of Egypt, Libya and Tunisia paints the region as one of the most fascinating on Earth.'_x000D_ Time Out_x000D_ _x000D_ 'A fascinating, often humurous, insight into a world in the midst of revolution.'_x000D_ Food & Travel_x000D_ _x000D_ 'With no brief other than curiosity, and equipped with nothing more than courage and compassion, he discovered that word of mouth was his best entry visa into the confidence of people whose lives had been so disrupted.'_x000D_ The Times_x000D_ _x000D_ 'A good read about not quite 'wish you were here' territory... yet.'_x000D_ Wanderlust_x000D_ _x000D_ 'The author is honest to admit he hasn't a clue, but his journey across these lands has the freshness of someone who hasn't just read the newspapers, but has been there and talked to the people, none of whom have a clue either.'_x000D_ Good Book Guide_x000D_ _x000D_ 'The result is the fascinating, street-level tale of a lay traveller's journey through lands fresh from revolution.'_x000D_ The Middle East_x000D_ _x000D_ ‘This witty, perceptive book provides a fascinating read for lovers of thoughtful, imaginative and well-written travel literature.’_x000D_ Mail on Sunday _x000D_ _x000D_ ‘A charming travel companion, entertaining and engaging’._x000D_ Times Literary Supplement _x000D_ _x000D_ 'A compelling account of travels through terrain strewn with the relics of ancient civilizations, but set within the thoroughly modern context of burgeoning young democracies at a turbulent stage of their growth... a valuable alternative take on momentous events in a fascinating part of the world.'_x000D_ Richmond Magazine
Author Biography
Tom Chesshyre was born in London in 1971. He has a degree in politics from Bristol University, where he was news editor of the university paper, Epigram. He completed a newspaper journalism diploma at City University, after which he had short stints at the Cambridge Evening News, Sporting Life and Sky Sports. He freelanced for The Daily Telegraph and The Independent before joining the travel desk of The Times in 1997, where he still works. He has helped with the research on two non-fiction books: W. G. by Robert Low, a biography of W. G. Grace, and Carlos: Portrait of a Terrorist by Colin Smith, a biography of "Carlos the Jackal". He is the author of three previous travel books: 'How Low Can You Go? Round Europe for 1p Each-Way (Plus Tax)' published in 2007, 'To Hull and Back: On Holiday in Unsung Britain,' published in 2010, and T'ales from the Fast Trains: Europe at 186mph', published in 2011 and shortlisted in the 2012 British Travel Press Awards. His travel writing has taken him to almost 100 countries. He lives in south-west London._x000D_
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View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Bradt Travel Guides
- Publication Date March 2013
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781841624754
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 9.99 GBP
- Pages256
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Edition1
- Dimensions198mm x130mm mm
- Illustration8pp colour, 1 map
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