Welcome to Litsy!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Started before his death; completed after. This irreverent travel guide is organized a bit wonky for me, but over all, I enjoyed it. As with any guide, there‘s a lot of useful stuff, but no doubt, some outdated info, too. I listened to the audio and it was just okay. A worthwhile read, but I don‘t suspect Tony would‘ve been a fan, though.

Walking my buddy in between school drop offs to beat the heat. Tennessee is hotter than 10 hells this week and Champ is not here for it.

#audiowalk #dogsoflitsy

I loved listening to this book and hearing Tony‘s voice. I‘m still shook he‘s not with us anymore and I wasn‘t sure how good a posthumous book could be. It was lovely to relive all his trips and memories, it made me remember special times in places we shared with him travel wise. This pic is me matching my rosé to the sunset this past weekend. I went to Niagara on the Lake with my sister and a friend, we made some great memories

Started this on audio while I do errands and I‘m loving that they use clips of him from his tv shows especially since I forgot this was written after he died

Just finished the chapter on #Oman @Librarybelle #ReadingAsia2021🇴🇲 I‘m actually enjoying this audio more than I expected too. It‘s an interesting mix of food, culture and history although using the Bourdain name to sell this is a little shady.

Taking a break from my #MusicalMemoirs for this #ProcrastinationBook6 / I‘m using this for #ReadingAsia2021 #Oman - I‘m still missing a few cities 🤫

I wouldn‘t say this was “essential“ Bourdain (see Kitchen Confidential or Medium Rare for that), but I still learned some new things and it was a delight to fall back into the humor and biting voice of Bourdain‘s writing. Be aware that all quotes from Bourdain are taken from either show voiceovers or previous writings, so none of that is new. The co-writer explains in the intro that she and Bourdain were in the planning stages when he died.

“It was never my intention to be a reporter, a critic, an advocate. It was also never my intention to provide audiences with “everything” they needed to know about a place—or even a balanced or comprehensive overview. I am a storyteller. I go places, I come back. I tell you how the places made me feel.”