Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

Bryson is my kind of travel writer.He rarely minces words , uses biting British humour to devastating effect and tells reveal travel secrets worth their weight in gold.His travelogues are the exact antidote to the rosy tripe served up by fawning travel writers with no real appreciation for the best and worst traits observed around Europe.As he says , please leave travel writing to real travellers.

This book made me laugh out loud over and over again. Hilarious, informative, irreverent. I never thought I'd identify so much with an old white man traveling in the early 90s. I highly recommend this book for those with a sense of humor who have ever travelled, consider traveling or dream of traveling in Europe. He talks about a lot of out of the way places, small towns, and less touristy areas of Europe, as well as the big draws.

really amusing, relaxing, hironical did not know this author, think i will chase his other books. i recommend it to anyone who likes travelling around with his mind enjoying humorous yet genuine descriptions of other countries and their inhabitants

Eh. What happened to the Bill Bryson I first fell in love with? The one that had me laughing so hard I spit out my drink??? I miss the Bill that traipsed through the AT (smashing a mouse with a flashlight)....and explored Australia. Sadly, Europe is not as good. He seems jaded...and a lot of his jokes are uncreative stereotypes and probably not real observations. I felt like he travelled to check cities off his list---and not to explore, experience and enjoy. Not the way I travel. A lot of times he arrived and left a city...and didn't really visit. He also missed so much of Europe...no Spain!! I do enjoy Bill...and I was happy to hear about Sophia and Amsterdam, but this was not the Bill Bryson I love. If this is your first Bryson book....pass, but if you love travel memoirs or Bryson, test it out.

not as good as his other travels books.

It was all right. Bryson bitches and moans too much, which makes the genuinely funny parts not as funny. But still, it's Bryson.

Once again, a worthwhile book, full of humorous notations and fascinating journeys, mostly by himself, all over Europe, seemingly randomly wandering. Love this guy.

If I had read this prior to, 'A Walk in the Woods," I would never have bothered reading another book by Bryson. As it is, I have hopes that this was just his worst book! There are funny moments, but mostly he tries to hard.

Not my favorite of Bill Bryson's books. It suffers a bit from its age.

I think this was one of the first Bryson book I read and although warm and funny, not one of his best.