Marco Polo Didn't Go There

"Potts is one of the best travel writers to emerge in the last decade.Intrepid and thoughtful, he's a Paul Theroux for the backpackergeneration, and Marco Polo reflects this."—San Francisco Chronicle"This hilarious collection of stories provokes because Potts asks theserious question of how to travel in a discovered world. ...If you aspireto be a travel writer, read this book."—The Guardian (U.K.)"Potts isn't so much a travel reporter as a story teller. ...He's moreabout getting under the skin of a place — detailing a cast of charactersthat would either enthrall or scare the hell out of most travelers,depending on where they come down on the trust-paranoia continuum."—Orange County Register"An equal mix of humor and enlightenment...Potts shows travelers andwould-be travelers the joy of immersing oneself in a foreign culture."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Best Books of 2008""Potts, Internet raconteur and travel-advice sage, is the kind of guy youwish the pubs had more of: well traveled, generous with funny stories,eager to listen to yours. You feel envious that you weren't with him inCairo to share the convivial squalor of a backpacker hotel, or at anIndian ashram to study Tantric sex, or even in the Libyan Desert, in thedark, out of water and lost. And he's able to draw insights from all thatwithout draining the fun out of the conversation — difficult to carry offin a pub or a book."—The Washington Post"Armchair travelers will get an enormous kick out of this thoroughlyentertaining book."—Booklist