Feeling down about the stagnant state of your summer?
These essays on failed vacations and un-fun trips will make you glad. Stories feature David Sedaris and David Foster Wallace, and other great authors. The perils of Disney World, the deep sadness of Amtrak bar cars, and loneliness in Paris–writers have been sad in many exotic locations.
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