The Idler Book Of Crap Holidays - Hardcover

Kieran, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 055381737X ISBN 13: 9780553817379

Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 2005

Synopsis

In "Crap Holidays", Dan Kieran highlights 50 of the most disastrous - and hilarious - holidays from hell...From leaky caravans in Wales, to crushingly disappointing luxury hotels in Barbados ...From dysentery in Goa, to bloody awful holiday companions who won't leave you alone ...In fact, from Butlins to Bali, here you'll find stories of crap holiday sex, crime, food, accommodation, and of course, the inevitable family fights! Focusing on the gap between the wonderful promise and the grim reality, "Crap Holidays" takes a step back in time to look at hellish holidays from the past, whilst also examining 21st-century holiday culture - including information on a variety of more serious subjects, such as...The number of 'holiday' deaths that occur each year...The number and type of complaints received by different operators each year...The profits made - and the prices paid for holiday hell holes...Written once again by the Idler's readers and contributors, "Crap Holidays" will be packed with hilarious holiday snaps and, of course, savage cartoons satirising the whole hellish business!

About this title

About the Author

Dan Kieran is The Idler's Deputy Editor. His greatest ambition is to give up work completely so that he can search the British countryside for pumas. To follow his progress visit www.fangalbion.com. He lives in London.

From the Back Cover

CRAP HOLIDAYS
50 TALES OF HELL ON EARTH

Ever felt you've been conned?

Crap Holidays brings together 50 cringe-making tales of what happens when the dream holiday turns into a nightmare painfully funny stories of

- family dysfunction and fall out
- inedible food and exotic illnesses
- gruesome injuries and ferocious arguments
- hurricane-battered cruises and blistering sunburn
- inappropriate holiday affairs
and yes, the ultimate horror
- a rough guide to sexually transmitted diseases

From the Inside Flap

Following the hugely successful Crap Jobs and Crap Towns comes Crap Holidays 50 Tales of Hell on Earth that catalogues all the truly terrible things that can happen when we try to make the most of our scarce and precious leisure time.

Here, in all their hideous glory, are tales of leaky caravans in Wales, boggy campsites in Scotland, crushingly disappointing luxury hotels in Barbados and dysentery disasters in Goa. Here, too, are gruesome accounts of crap holiday sex, crime and airport nightmares plus a look at the profits made and prices paid for some of the very best hellholes around the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 055381737X
• ISBN 13: 9780553817379
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 100