Solo travellers

If Solo did not approve of something you were doing, he would look blank for a moment and then announce that it had been revealed to him that instant, by the Beings of Light, that you shouldn t, for example, peel fruit with metal knives. The tiny minutia of existence were controlled by these hidden forces. Solo traveled with animals dogs, kittens, monkeys (he had a monkey that he supposed to be Christ incarnate). He insisted that all the animals be vegetarian, so the animals became twisted and unhealthy. As their... 

The particular role of fellow family members and friends in limiting the development of new tourist-tourist or tourist-host relationships is not well explored. There are anecdotal accounts that solo travellers have to be braver and more extroverted but the rich possibilities of exploring how existing relationships both inhibit and advance other social links await further attention. 

Fleming s Solo is sturounded by recurring supporting characters who he consults for advice. These include not only contacts in other spy and law enforcement agencies, but regular folks like doctors, lawyers, travel agents, joumahsts, research librarians, and the aforementioned housekeeper. 

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