{"title":"Steve Burgess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Burgess\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that invite readers to explore the nuances of travel and adventure. His works often blend thoughtful reflection with the unpredictability of journeys, offering a rich tapestry of human experience against varied landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eReservations\u003c\/em\u003e, Burgess delves into the subtleties of encounters and the personal transformations that travel can inspire. Readers can expect immersive stories that balance introspection with vivid settings, appealing to those who cherish thoughtful and evocative travel literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"reservations-by-steve-burgess-9781771624015","title":"Reservations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Burgess takes readers around the world as he ponders our right to roam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this smart and sharply funny exploration of tourism, Steve Burgess poses the questions that all travellers should pause to consider: why do we travel and should we? In his quest for answers, he reviews studies and interviews experts from many facets of the tourism industry, all the while sharing observations from some of his most personally significant travels, from Rome to Kathmandu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo, is satisfying our own wanderlust worth the trouble it causes? Is the tourist guilty of the charges—from voyeurism to desecration—levelled against them by everyone from environmentalists to exhausted locals to superior-feeling fellow tourists who have traded in the tour bus for \"authentic experiences\"? While posing these ethical questions, Burgess recounts his own travel blunders and epiphanies. Readers will examine ecotourism in Antarctica, cultural voyeurism in Tana Toraja, the tourist versus the traveller in Palermo. Interspersed between chapters like \u003cem\u003eGuilt Trip\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eErr Bnb\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a month Burgess spent in Japan—his first trip outside North America—and the whirlwind cross-cultural romance that brought him there; taking him on a journey around the country in search of wonder and maybe even love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether navigating love in Kanazawa or seeking belonging in Siena, Burgess's passion for travel shines through in these stories. Anyone with itchy feet will enjoy this humorous and contemplative book about one of the greatest joys in life—travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607503651052,"sku":"9781771624015","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/85eac28b62ce1347d8d9742ecc3377d4.jpg?v=1778188876"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/steve-burgess.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}