Author Howard Jacobson recalls his travel adventures

Author Howard Jacobson recalls his travel adventures, revealing how he was nearly shot by a cop in New Mexico (and nearly shot again when he revealed he was English)
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Posted: 13:55 BST, 20 Jul 2022 | Updated: 1:55 PM BST, 20th July 2022

This week, author Howard Jacobson checks out our travel Q&A.
He reveals how he was nearly shot in the New Mexico, his dream destination, and more. ..
Can't live without it?
A belt of support for my back, lozenges for when my voice gives out and blood thinners for when my heart gives out.
I almost got shot on a road in New Mexico when I made the mistake of getting out of the car to see why a cop was following me.
"I'm English," I explained. “We are polite there.
He almost shot me a second time.
Dream destination?

Positano, on Italy's Amalfi Coast. But those hairpin turns terrify me.
What's your first vacation memory?
Middleton Towers Holiday Camp in Morecambe with my parents. I sulked all week. My dad signed me up for a Just William competition. I arrived 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. Nothing came of romance, but I still love paella, churros and Gaudi.

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Author Howard Jacobson recalls his travel adventures, revealing how he was nearly shot by a cop in New Mexico (and nearly shot again when he revealed he was English)

Posted: 13:55 BST, 20 Jul 2022 | Updated: 1:55 PM BST, 20th July 2022

This week, author Howard Jacobson checks out our travel Q&A.

He reveals how he was nearly shot in the New Mexico, his dream destination, and more. ..

Can't live without it?

A belt of support for my back, lozenges for when my voice gives out and blood thinners for when my heart gives out.

I almost got shot on a road in New Mexico when I made the mistake of getting out of the car to see why a cop was following me.

"I'm English," I explained. “We are polite there.

He almost shot me a second time.

Dream destination?

Positano, on Italy's Amalfi Coast. But those hairpin turns terrify me.

What's your first vacation memory?

Middleton Towers Holiday Camp in Morecambe with my parents. I sulked all week. My dad signed me up for a Just William competition. I arrived 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. Nothing came of romance, but I still love paella, churros and Gaudi.