Winokur, Jon

The Traveling Curmudgeon : Irreverent Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes on Dismal Destinations, Excess Baggage, the Full Upright Position, and Other Reasons Not to Go There

The author of The Portable Curmudgeon offers a witty cautionary tale about the horrors of travel, detailing all the discomforts, petty cruelties, tasteless souvenirs, and foreign strangeness that make travel unpleasant.