WARNING
Some of this book is factual but most of it isn’t. Many of the observations are incorrect and the advice idiotic. The Grand Tour accepts no responsibility for anything that happens to you as a result of following tips or imitating actions you read about in these pages. Basically, it’s your fault if you get thrown out of the first-class lounge/an aeroplane/France.
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Contents
Motoring Facts from Around the World
Postcard from the Tent – Johannesburg
The Greatest Car-Making Countries on Earth
Postcard from the Tent – Victorville
Postcard from the Tent – Whitby
Postcard from the Tent – Rotterdam
Postcard from the Tent – Stuttgart
Postcard from the Tent – Dubai
Pit Stop 08 – Germany & Austria
Postcard from the Tent – Nashville
Postcard from the Tent – Kakslauttanen
Postcard from the Tent – Loch Ness
The Celebrity Brain Crash Machine
People often say, ‘It’s a small world.’ But if you asked them to walk from Berlin to Cape Town they’d probably make a huge fuss and insist on taking an aeroplane. That’s because the world is, in fact, massive. It can also seem a strange and daunting place, but not if you have the right guide. And that’s where we come in. No one is more seasoned at crossing the world than The Grand Tour. No one has been through more airports, stayed in more hotels, spoken to more local people and learned more indigenous words for ‘sorry about this’. That’s why The Grand Tour is uniquely placed to show you around some of the high spots of this huge world of ours and to share with you our wisdom, our skills and our holiday photographs. This book is not just an indispensable guide. In fact, it’s not an indispensable guide at all. A lot of the information in it is wrong and possibly dangerous. We’re not sure. Even so, whenever you’re travelling, be certain to keep this book close to you – and