It was the 19th of December and I was standing on an open rooftop a film projection screen before me and the Rotterdam skyline beyond. In a few minutes the first film of the day, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, would begin. Even as trains rattled past on one of the lengthy above-ground stretches...

INTRODUCTION No destination is intrinsically exciting. That some are more sought after than others speaks not to their own allure but to the aura of allure that has been constructed around them. For decades the term ‘exotic’ has sold tours to destinations as varied and as far apart as Aruba...