Chandler Burr on the disappointments of sightseeing
“I hate looking at monuments. I hate waking up in the morning and thinking, ‘Oh! Today we’re gonna visit this abbey.’ We don’t do it at home, why should we do it abroad? The only thing I’m interested in is people, views, restaurants, and a clean, warm place to crap, as What’s-his-name said. You never meet real people when you’re touristing.”
–Chandler Burr, The Emperor of Scent (2003)
August 23rd, 2010 at 11:29 am
I’ve just started reading Phil Cousineau, “The Art of Pilgrimage?” Has anyone read this?
August 23rd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Museums are the go-to example of wasted traveling.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:53 pm
This sounds a bit extreme. Can’t we do it all, and include some monuments?