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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...does not understand, makes what is dreary seem exotic. (No doubt travel writers should stick to countries whose languages elude them: bad German, for instance, is an asset in Zurich; you can have a comical adventure asking for a train ticket to Senf, which means mustard, instead of Genf, which is Geneva.) Following the coast turned out to be a mistake, because its towns were filled with a seedier lot of tourists than Theroux would have met in castles and cathedrals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dodger | 10/31/1983 | See Source »

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