I don't know quite what I was expecting from this book before going in, but it was better than I thought it would be. The humour was there much as anticipated, but I don't think I was expecting this to be as thoughtful and affecting as it is. There are other travel books in this series, and I'll be reading at least one more.
Say what you like about Dom Joly's rather irritating television persona, this book is rather fine. He comes over as a rather more likeable individual in this book, as he visits all manner of interesting places.
I found his North Korean tour fascinating - particularly since I've been on "the other side". I thought the North Koreans were spying on us when I went there: turns out that the South Koreans also spied on him when he was there. His chapters on Cambodia and Chernobyl were similarly fascinating.
A very enjoyable book - not too heavy on the funnies, but not too heavy on the seriousness, either. Good stuff.
(The Kindle version includes a massive and entirely pointless index. eBook publishers: ebook readers all include a search function!)
