Tourism requires that you see conventional things, and that you see them in a conventional way.

The more violent the body contact of the sports you watch, the lower the class.

The worst thing about war was the sitting around and wondering what you were doing morally.

The wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.

If I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces.

Travel at its truest is thus an ironic experience, and the best travellers . . . seem to be those able to hold two or three inconsistent ideas in their minds at the same time, or able to regard themselves as at once serious persons and clowns.

If the guidebook used to be critical, today it seems largely a celebratory adjunct to the publicity operations of hotels, resorts, and even countries.