Book info

• Title An Idiot Abroad
• Author Karl Pilkington
• Year 2010
• Genre Travel

Presenting the Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington: Adventurer. Philosopher. Knob head. Karl Pilkington isn’t keen on travelling. Given the choice, he’ll go on holiday to Devon or Wales or, at a push, eat English food on a package holiday in Majorca. Which isn’t exactly Michael Palin, is it? So what happened when he was convinced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to go on an epic adventure to see the Seven Wonders of the World? Travel broadens the mind, right? You’d think so...

Thoughts

I’ve had this book collecting dust on my digital bookshelf for a long time now, and decided to get it over with. I thought the ungrateful whining diary of a man granted the gift of travelling the world to see the seven wonders wouldn’t really thrill me anymore, and I was right, although it was nowhere near as bad as I’m making it sound. It is funny in places, and it was a really quick and easy read, but ultimately it’s not something I would choose to read now.

Rating: 3 / 5