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Paul Theroux has written an excellent travel book on the Mediterranean region from Gibraltar to the south of France to Croatia to Turkey and back again to Morocco. Be advised: Don't read a Theroux travel book to find out what hotels to stay in or to find out what museums to visit.
Theroux gives his readers a true flavor and authentic feel of a country. He introduces the lucky reader to eccentric people, weird people, fun people, and most of all knowledgeable people who talk about the region they are visiting or that they live in.
I have read all of Theroux's previous travel books and several of his novels and find him to be one of the best travel writers writing today anywhere in...