Smile When You're Lying : Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer, by Chuck Thompson

I read this at work at lunch hours over the past month or so. Fun book, explores the difference between tourism and actually living in a culture. Actually, he talks about how travel-writing has become more or less a scam, filled with inane 'experiences' and some out-and-out lies in order to bring in the tourist dollars. The more interesting the story, the less likely it will make it into a travel book or article, according to Thompson. In this book, several of his interesting stories are on display, not all of which are horrible. In the end, though, what is a vacation but the stories you bring back from it? At least, that's his argument.