I Suppose Anyone Who Has Ever Written

We've Surrounded The Most Vital And Commonplace Human Function With A Vast Morass Of Taboos, Convention, Hypocrisy, And Plain Claptrap.

Keeping Your Coat On Indoors In Russia, No Matter How Public The Place, Is Far Worse Than Keeping Your Hat On As The Flag Goes By. It Is Worse Than Going Into A Catholic Church In Spain With Your Upper Arms Bare. It Is Worse Than Telling A Mother Her Baby Bores You.

Among Famous Traitors Of History One Might Mention The Weather.

I Suppose Anyone Who Has Ever Written A Travel Book Has Had The Experience Of Being Accosted By A Reader With Blood In His Eye And A Lawsuit In His Voice.

Like Building A House, Travel Always Costs More Than You Estimate.