Thursday, April 27, 2006

Apartment Tourism: A New Fad?!

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For a lighter look at travel, tourism, and microgeography, check this out...

The New Yorker: Shouts and Murmurs: "THE LONELY PLANET GUIDE TO MY APARTMENT
by JONATHAN STERN
Issue of 2006-04-24
Posted 2006-04-17

ORIENTATION

My Apartment’s vast expanse of unfurnished space can be daunting at first, and its population of one difficult to communicate with. After going through customs, you’ll see a large area with a couch to the left. Much of My Apartment’s “television viewing” occurs here, as does the very occasional making out with a girl (see “Festivals”). To the north is the food district, with its colorful cereal boxes and antojitos, or “little whims.”