Reminiscing about his travel adventures, author Howard Jacobson reveals how he was nearly shot by a police officer in New Mexico (and nearly shot again when he revealed he was English).
Howard Jacobson checks in our Travel Questions and Answers
This week, author Howard Jacobson takes a look at our Travel Questions and Answers.
He reveals how he almost got shot in New Mexico, his dream destination, and more…
Can’t go without?
A brace for my back, lozenges when my voice fails, and blood thinners when my heart fails.
Get in trouble with the law on your travels?
I was almost shot on a New Mexico street when I made the mistake of getting out of the car to see why a police officer was following me.
“I’m English,” I explained. “We’re polite over there.”
He almost shot me a second time.
dream destination?
Howard reveals his dream destination is Positano on Italy’s Amalfi Coast (pictured)
Positano on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. But these hairpin turns scare me.
What is your earliest holiday memory?
Middleton Towers Holiday Camp in Morecambe with my parents. I’ve been sulking all week. My father entered me in a Just William contest. I came last.
First trip abroad?
Barcelona with school when I was 14. I fell in love with paella, churros, Gaudi and a girl I met at a bullfight. The romance never materialized, but I still love paella, churros and Gaudi.
Did you enjoy living downstairs?
Jacobson lived in Sydney for a few years and said it was “paradise”.
Yes, I taught at Sydney University in the mid 1960s. Having grown up in humid Manchester, the blazing heat of Sydney was heavenly. I took an apartment overlooking the harbor, watched the opera house explode and took the ferry to work.
Where next?
I’m going to Rhodes in Greece to dine under the Acropolis of Lindos to the music of a bouzouki.