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Vintage
03 May 2002

History; Travel writing

Bill Bryson meets 'Gladiator' as a modern-day couple goes on the trail of Ancient Roman tourists from Italy through Greece, Turkey and Egypt in this hugely entertaining, witty travel book that brings to life the ancient world as well as providing rich insights into one of the best-travelled areas on earth.

Bill Bryson meets 'Gladiator' as a modern-day couple goes on the trail of Ancient Roman tourists from Italy through Greece, Turkey and Egypt in this hugely entertaining, witty travel book that brings to life the ancient world as well as providing rich insights into one of the best-travelled areas on earth.

In Route 66 AD, Tony Perrotet travels throughout the Meditteranean, using an itinerary modeled on that of the world's first tourists - the ancient Romans. Using an archaic guidebook from the era, Perrotet writes an entertaining travel book that is also a funny, intelligent rich discussion of ancient history and culture versus our own.

Travelling with his 3-months pregnant girlfriend, Tony decided that they should visit a safe, very familiar location for their last trip before parenthood, rather than the hair-raising exotic locales they usually visited. He had been to Tierra del Fuego five times, but never to Rome! Starting in Rome, and travelling through Greece and Turkey, they ended up in Egypt, having experienced a not-so-safe and predictable wild ride in the meantime, from scuba diving among the ancient ruins in the Bay of Naples, to visiting Pompeii McDonalds, to making a bewildered appearance as guests of honour at a Nubian wedding.

Weaving the rich history and hilarious anceint observations through the text, Perrotet succeeds in creating a new, and fabulous genre, as accessible as it is erudite, a gem for the armchair traveller and an irresitible guidebook for anyone thinking of touring Italy, Greece, Turkey or Egypt.

By: Tony Perrottet
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 416g
ISBN: 9781740511469
ISBN 10: 1740511468
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 03 May 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Perrottet has written for HQ, The Independent, The London Sunday Times, The New York Times, Esquire, Outside, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian and many other newspapers and journals. He is the author of OFF THE DEEP END:TRAVELS IN FORGOTTEN FRONTIERS. Tony is an Australian writer who lives in Nwe York but visits Australia regularly.

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