THERE is a certain type of American tourist who is so afraid that he will be taken for an American tourist that he refuses to be seen carrying a guidebook. If he has one at all, he leaves it in the hotel room or disguises it in the dust-jacket of the latest Taylor Caldwell novel. But he is the exception. The great majority of tourists want their guidebooks for advice, companionship and a sense of security.
Ever since travelers started traveling, they have been telling others how and where to do it. Herodotus in 450...
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