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  • The Dark Tourist

  • Sightseeing in the World's Most Unlikely Holiday Destinations
  • By: Dom Joly
  • Narrated by: Dom Joly
  • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (143 ratings)

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The Dark Tourist

By: Dom Joly
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Summary

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.

©2021 Dom Joly (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK
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journalistic joy

excellent audio, enjoyed Dom's accents too. i Will revisit and listen again to these well crafted anecdotes.

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Love Dom and his travel stories

Beautifully read, had me laughing at loud. Really enjoying the books Dom Jolly writes. Of course he’s hilarious but he’s also knowledgeable. This book has opened my eyes, the destinations traveled I probably still won’t travel to many of these places but it’s nice to know the ‘real’ story of them as opposed to the one the Western media portrays.

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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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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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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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Not as dark as you'd think

I liked the book but I feel this book good have gone abut further with extreme visits rather than fairly safe and cliche trips. Good listen though and would recomemd

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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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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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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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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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