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Shitty Breaks
Ben Aitken takes listeners on a brilliantly irreverent tour of Britain's most overlooked and underappreciated holiday destinations.
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About the book
Armed with curiosity and a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour, he explores the seaside towns, caravan parks, and forgotten resorts that rarely feature in glossy travel magazines. This is travel writing with a difference—raw, honest, and refreshingly unpretentious. Aitken finds unexpected charm in places others might dismiss, celebrating the quirky characters, dodgy weather, and peculiarly British experiences that make these so-called "shitty breaks" oddly endearing. It's a love letter to the unglamorous side of British tourism, reminding readers that adventure and insight can be found anywhere, even in a windswept B&B on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon.
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