''Holidays in Heck: A Former War Correspondent Experiences Frightening Vacation Fun'' is a 2011 book by

P. J. O'Rourke Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American libertarian political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke was the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and a regular correspondent for ''Th ...

about the author's travels to various venues. In the book, O'Rourke recounts family vacations to various tourist destinations, such as the

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and the

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. It is loosely modeled after his earlier book '' Holidays in Hell''. In the introduction, O'Rourke states, " fter my experiences as a war correspondentI decided to write about pleasant places. ... I'd always been where people were shooting each other ... How, I wondered, does one undertake enjoyably going somewhere enjoyable?"

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2011 non-fiction books American travel books Atlantic Monthly Press books {{travel-book-stub