Journeys

Superbly written articles about cities as different as Las Vegas and Stockholm, about journeys across Europe and China, and about "romantic re-visits" to such historic sites as the Acropolis and the Taj Mahal. "Vastly memorable essays prove Morris a first-rate travel writer and a master of lucid, evocative prose."--Booklist. Contents......Page 8 Over the Bridge......Page 12 Fun City......Page 30 A Visit to Barchester......Page 44 Thums Up......Page 54 Boomtown!......Page 72 Not So Far......Page 85 Oil on Granite......Page 101 What They Had To Offer......Page 109 Trans-Texan......Page 120 The Best of Everything......Page 137 In Ruritania......Page 145 Capital of the Holy Faith......Page 153 Very Strange Feeling......Page 161 Epilogue......Page 182 Descibes a succession of journeys undertaken in the early 1980s, some to places far away and exotic, some to places more familiar. Whether writing about Aberdeen or Shanghai, Morris captures the flavour of the places she visits with wit and perceptiveness.