Tiffany B. Brown

a mish-mosh of stuff

Congo, India, Mexico City and Disney World

chuck

On the most basic level, they’re all places that have earned extremely negative reputations with people who have never been there. Taken together, they represent the whole spread of traveler paranoia — from crime, disease and bloodshed to standing in long lines in the Florida sun next to little Caitlins and Coopers waiting to get on the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith.

Writer Chuck Thomspon in an interview with Christopher Elliott about his new book To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism

I am really amused that Disney World is on the list. It’s billed as the Happiest Place on Earth, and I imagine that’s true if you’re an 8 year old or a parent. For me, waiting in long lines in the Florida sun surrounded by kids sounds really unpleasant.

  • http://misterjt.tumblr.com/rss Jason T.

    It's the single most popular travel destination in the world. You are truly going to have your huddled masses there from every continent with very small off-season windows. It's why I haven't rushed to go. I know the right times to go to Disneyland :-)

  • http://misterjt.tumblr.com/rss Jason T.

    It's the single most popular travel destination in the world. You are truly going to have your huddled masses there from every continent with very small off-season windows. It's why I haven't rushed to go. I know the right times to go to Disneyland :-)