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Do travel writers go to hell? a swashbuckling tale of high adventures, questionable ethics, and professional hedonism

For those who think that travel guidebooks are the gospel truth. WANTED: Travel Writer for Brazil QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED Decisiveness: the ability to desert your entire previous life'including well-salaried office job, attractive girlfriend, and basic sanity for less than minimum wage Attention to detail: the skill to research northeastern Brazil, including transportation, restaurants, hotels, culture, customs, and language, while juggling sleep deprivation, nonstop nightlife, and excessive alcohol consumption Creativity: the imagination to write about places you never actually visit Resourcefulness: utilizing persuasion, seduction, and threats, when necessary, to secure a place to stay for the evening once your pitiable advance has been (mis)spent Resilience: determination to overcome setbacks such as bankruptcy, disillusionment, and an ill-fated one-night stand with an Austrian flight attendant As Kohnstamm comes to personal terms with each of these job requirements, he unveils the underside of the travel industry and its often-harrowing effect on writers, travelers, and the destinations themselves. Moreover, he invites us into his world of compromising and scandalous situations in one of the most exciting countries as he races against an impossible deadline. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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  • ""Hired as a contributor to a guidebook on Brazil, Thomas Kohnstamm left his job to fulfil his dream of being a travel writer. But he soon learned that the reality was far different than his expectations. In this book Thomas tells the story that didnt make it into the guidebook the tale of a desperate twenty-something ploughing his way through impossible amounts of research, a shrinking bank balance, a bevy of temptations and a looming deadline, ith the only comfort being that what he couldn't plagiarise, he could always make up!"--Provided by publisher."
  • ""Hired as a contributor to a guidebook on Brazil, Thomas Kohnstamm left his job to fulfil his dream of being a travel writer. But he soon learned that the reality was far different than his expectations. In this book Thomas tells the story that didn't make it into the guidebook - the tale of a desperate twenty-something ploughing his way through impossible amounts of research, a shrinking bank balance, a bevy of temptations and a looming deadline, with the only comfort being that what he couldn't plagiarise, he could always make up!"--Provided by publisher."
  • "For those who think that travel guidebooks are the gospel truth. WANTED: Travel Writer for Brazil QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED Decisiveness: the ability to desert your entire previous life'including well-salaried office job, attractive girlfriend, and basic sanity for less than minimum wage Attention to detail: the skill to research northeastern Brazil, including transportation, restaurants, hotels, culture, customs, and language, while juggling sleep deprivation, nonstop nightlife, and excessive alcohol consumption Creativity: the imagination to write about places you never actually visit Resourcefulness: utilizing persuasion, seduction, and threats, when necessary, to secure a place to stay for the evening once your pitiable advance has been (mis)spent Resilience: determination to overcome setbacks such as bankruptcy, disillusionment, and an ill-fated one-night stand with an Austrian flight attendant As Kohnstamm comes to personal terms with each of these job requirements, he unveils the underside of the travel industry and its often-harrowing effect on writers, travelers, and the destinations themselves. Moreover, he invites us into his world of compromising and scandalous situations in one of the most exciting countries as he races against an impossible deadline. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • ""As Kohnstamm comes to personal terms with each of these job requirements, he unveils the underside of the travel industry and its often-harrowing effect on writers, travelers, and the destinations themselves. Moreover, he invites us into his world of compromising and scandalous situations in one of the most exciting countries as he races against an impossible deadline."--Publisher's website."

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  • "Die absolut ehrlichen und völlig schamlosen Bekenntnisse eines professionellen Reiseführer-Autors"
  • "Do travel writers go to hell? : a swashbuckling tale of high adventure, questionable ethics and professional hedonism"
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  • "Do travel writers go to hell? : a swashbuckling tale of high adventures, questionable ethics & professional hedonism"
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