The Toxic Travel Guide

Name: The Toxic Travel Guide
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Frankie McNamara
ISBN: 9780008527099

Author: Frankie McNamara

Narrator: Frankie McNamara

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/27/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor, Travel, Europe, Ireland

Synopsis

Ireland’s Instagram sensation Meditations for the Anxious Mind takes us on a trip around Ireland of the likes you’ve never seen before, from the trolley-filled Liffey to the glamour of Navan. Ever been curious about Limerick’s ancient mysteries or wondered what secrets Drogheda might hold? Well now you can visit the trolleys in the Liffey from the comfort of your armchair and learn the lesser-known facts about Ireland’s greatest dumps. Did you know that there’s no crime in Stoneybatter, because every time a fixie gets stolen they just say it happened in Cabra? Did you know people from Galway have a genetic defect that makes them think they built Supermacs themselves? Did you know that no one in Cork City can remember anyone’s name, which is why Corkonians are either called ‘bai’, ‘kid’ or ‘girl’? Why not go off the beaten track with Meditations for the Anxious Mind’s and laugh your way around Ireland. We did the research so you don’t have to smell the bin juice.

About Frankie McNamara

Frankie McNamara is the brains behind the popular Meditations for The Anxious Mind Instragram account, which gained a cult following by making hilarious videos about iconic locations in Ireland. He has amassed over 65,000 followers and has collaborated on projects with the likes of Blindboy Boatclub and Bressie. This is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellen on November 21, 2023

In each chapter one of the Irish counties is being slagged, so you definitely need to be native of Ireland to understand any of this. I ended up skipping the counties I never visited as it was basically just reading a lot of nonsense which is possibly only funny if you have any affinity with the plac......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 08, 2023

thank fuck......more

Goodreads review by Oliver on January 07, 2023

"There are many nooks and crannies to be found in the underbelly of Irish culture. Many of them fascinating, most of them disgusting, all of them found in these pages. Sorry about that." I couldn't finish this. I'm sorry. I just got so bored. If you are not Irish, don't ever think of getting this. I'......more

Goodreads review by Frank on December 03, 2022

First I should issue a warning! Be careful reading this book in public as I did - on a flight to London last week! Laughing out loud like a lunatic I was. The other travellers must have thought I was nuts. “This book is hilarious” I tried to tell them although they looked dubious having already put......more

Goodreads review by James on October 27, 2022

Out of the very few books I read in my life l, this is the best book I've ever read. I never knew about the spiritual history of Ireland, the wonders of the trolleys in the liffey to the glamorous fields of naval, brilliant.......more