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The Dark Tourist
- Sightseeing in the World's Most Unlikely Holiday Destinations
- Narrated by: Dom Joly
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Ever since he can remember, Dom Joly has been fascinated by travel to odd places. In part this stems from a childhood spent in war-torn Lebanon, where instead of swapping marbles in the schoolyard, he had a shrapnel collection - the schoolboy currency of Beirut. Dom's upbringing was interspersed with terrifying days and nights spent hunkered in the family basement under Syrian rocket attack or coming across a pile of severed heads from a sectarian execution in the pine forests near his home.
These early experiences left Dom with a profound loathing for the sanitised experiences of the modern-day travel industry and a taste for the darkest of places. In this brilliantly odd and hilariously told travel memoir, Dom Joly sets out on a quest to visit those destinations from which the average tourist would, and should, run a mile. The more insalubrious the place, the more interesting is the journey, and so we follow Dom as he skis in Iran on segregated slopes, spends a weekend in Chernobyl, tours the assassination sites of America and becomes one of the few Westerners to be granted entry into North Korea. Eventually, Dom journeys back to his roots in Beirut only to discover he was at school with Osama Bin Laden.
Funny and frightening in equal measure, this is a uniquely bizarre and compelling travelogue from one of the most fearless and innovative comedians around.
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- Stephen Parry
- 15-07-22
journalistic joy
excellent audio, enjoyed Dom's accents too. i Will revisit and listen again to these well crafted anecdotes.
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- iamjameshannam
- 01-01-24
Another awesome Joly book
From the narration style to the way Dom describes and draws the locations and his random exploits, this book is a fantastic listen.
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- kevin reeve
- 03-08-22
My perfect holiday
Dom does the trips I would love to do too. Great way to understand a little more about culture, history and mystery. brilliant read/listen
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-23
Ignites the hunger for travel with every chapter.
It was hard to hit pause on this one. I enjoyed his vivid story telling weaved with his cracking sense of humour. It’s made me want to broaden my travel plans and confirmed that I share his interest in the darker places of our world
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- Anonymous User
- 05-06-23
A fun view of the dark touristic World
Dom Joly is his usual humorous, mischievous self, in this observation of places that, as normal tourists, we'd never go. He encounters situations that you'll probably never put yourself in; running from security staff, drinking illegal homebrew; deceiving North Korean officers...etc, and retells these tales in a fun, engaging way, which leaves you pretty wide-eyed and wondering what happened next.
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- Elaine
- 02-09-22
I WORKED GLOBALLY AND ALL I CAN SAY .....HUMOUR...
REALLY ENJOYED YOUR TRUE PERCEPTION AND YES ...TRAVELLING WORKING AFRIC MID EAST FAR EAST........& CENTRO & NTH ST H AMERICA
EAST EUROPE .....
EUROPE ....
WORLD LIFE ?????
I LOVED YOUR HUMOUR.BUT INSIGHT........
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- Stephen M.
- 23-03-24
Very enjoyable
Really enjoyed this book. Dom’s journey through the weird and wonderful world is very inspiring. His delivery is excellent and there are a lot of laughs as well
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- Dedicated Slayerette
- 22-04-24
Fantastic book by an intriguing author
This book was recommended to me and although I wasn’t sure at first, I am completely converted. It was an excellent book with a fascinating idea. I loved Dom Joly’s observations. Made me laugh out loud at points. I’m now going to get all the others!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-21
another fab dom joly adventure
Dom Joly delivers another stupendous global adventure with his customary wit and humour. Had me laughing continuously.
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- Miss L R Moore
- 16-08-23
very interesting
I didn't know who Dom Jolly was going into this book, I just wanted to hear something about dark tourism, and it lived up. I have heard of trigger happy TV but never seen it, so glad I discovered Dom through something different. Very well narrated, he put his own spin on it and kept it engaging. His stories were fun and inspired me to want to visit places, particularly N.Korea. I'll be listening to one of his other books very soon, no doubt
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