Nepotism In The Media: The Guardian’s Max Gogarty Goes On His Hols
MAX Gogarty, 19, son of Guardian travel editor Paul Gogarty, is preparing to travelblog his way through Asia for his dad’s paper.
Young Max is from London, in his gap year, and “spends his money on food, booze and skinny jeans, writes for Skins in his spare time. He’s off to India and Thailand to have a good time, and you can join him in his weekly blog.”
Writes Max:
I’m kinda shitting myself about travelling. Well not so much the travelling part. It’s India that scares me. The heat, the roads, the snakes, Australian travellers. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited. But shitting myself. And I just know that when I step off that plane and into the maelstrom of Mumbai – well, actually, I don’t know how I’ll react.Practically all of my friends are dotted around the globe scouring every nook and cranny for a bit of culture and enlightenment (but secretly hoping to run into as many full-moon parties as possible). But it seems all gappers I know – wherever they are – will be going to Thailand in March or April, and every one I’ve spoken to is making no secret of the fact that Thailand should be pretty damn decadent. [Guardian Travelog]
And:
I’m not entirely sure what appeals to me about travelling. Maybe the lack of work or study?
The Guardian’s commenters respond.
Old Mr Anorak has never worked for the Guardain, so we just plug away. Emily Bell, are you still there?
Posted: 14th, February 2008 | In: Broadsheets Comments (9) | TrackBack | Permalink
