Neither Here Nor There

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Bill Bryson

Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to travel writing as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet and heads for Europe. Travelling with Stephen Katz—also his wonderful sidekick in A Walk in the Woods—he wanders from Hammerfest in the far north, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia. As he makes his way round this incredibly varied continent, he retraces his travels as a student twenty years before with caustic hilarity.

Critic reviews

“Bryson is first and foremost a storyteller—and a supremely comic and original one at that.”
—Winnipeg Free Press

"A breezy and entertaining account of what it is like to be utterly at sea in a continent most of his readers will regard as familiar."
―Independent on Sunday

"Hugely funny (not snigger-snigger funny, but great-big-belly-laugh-till-you-cry funny)."
―Daily Telegraph

"Undoubtedly the most enjoyable travel book of the year."
―Time Out

"This is the travel book that every Inter-Rail vagrant would love to write; the Animal House of the genre."
―New Statesman

Love Bill Bryson

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a great book to listen to. Bill Bryson's humor is fantastic and his descriptions of traveling wonderful. I've already recommended it to my friends and family.

this and the thunderbolt kid, are Bryson's worst

not a great book. talking about traveling through Europe with Katz. basically it is a poor man's walk in the woods, European style. only slightly better than watching your uncle Fred's vacation movies on 8 mm.

Bill Bryson’s descriptive language of his travels.

I liked his colorful descriptions and enjoyed his adventures all over Europe. The narration could have been better.

Always makes me want to travel!

I never tire of heating Bryson’s entertaining tales of the world. He paints such vivid pictures of his simple adventures.

Wonderful Fun

Love love love Bryson’s way with words and humor. He gives such interesting descriptions of European towns and makes me laugh out loud as I listen to his stories about his struggles and delights as he travels.

I did not care for the reader’s voice—it did not match my idea of how Bryson would sound. The reader was too British-sounding. It almost made me stop listening.