Tony Perrottet on "Pagan Holiday"

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Tony Perrottet specialized in exotic travel until he decided to go to Rome, then travel the sites of the ancient world using classical Roman tour guides. He says tourists still flock to the same places the Roman did, describes how sex played a part in early tourism,and concludes that ancient travelers had many of the same complaints we do. Perrottet's book about Roman travel is called "Pagan Holiday."