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October 20, 2005
Lonely Planet's Tony Wheeler is a Blogger
I hadn't noticed until today but it looks like Tony Wheeler started blogging a few months back. Although, he hasn't posted a lot of entries, the blog seems worth checking once in a while.
The list of books he's read recently has similarities with my list, but when it comes to hotels, well... I wish we had more in common but his list of 14 hotels are almost all out of my price range!
Earlier this year, the Wheelers were criticized in a New Yorker article (a great article by the way) for staying in a very expensive hotel in Oman. Although I see the author's point--they are after all considered budget travel gurus--I think, well if they can afford it, why not?
Here are the first five books on his latest reading list:
1. In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz (Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu’s Congo) – Michela Wrong
2. Paris after the Liberation – Anthony Beevor, Artemis Cooper
3. Around the World in 80 Dates – Jennifer Cox
4. The Lands of Charm & Cruelty – Stan Sesser
5. Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
And the first five hotels in his list:
1. The Chedi, Muscat, Oman – US$560
2. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Penang, Malaysia – US$66
3. The Zetter, Clerkenwell, London, England – US$280
4. Mornington Wilderness Camp, Gibb River Road, Western Australia, Australia – US$225
5. Gallery Hotel, Singapore – US$68
Posted by insideoutmag at October 20, 2005 10:38 AM