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THE INCIDENTAL TOURIST

Peter Doherty

On the Road With a Globetrotting Nobel Prize Winner

Incidental tourism. Serendipitous travel. This is what happens when someone wins a Nobel Prize, and is suddenly part of an international circuit of meetings. The travel isn't planned like a holiday; it's part of business but there's always a side trip for those interested. Love classical music? Yes, there's an opera house nearby to pop in and visit. Did you spend your childhood riding stock horses on outback Queensland? OK. Let's go horse riding in Yunnan.

THE INCIDENTAL TOURIST is based on journals Professor Peter Doherty has kept for more than thirty years about the many and often far-flung destinations his work has taken him to. Find out what happens when Peter Doherty lifts his gaze from his medical research and asks:

'Where am I and what am I doing here?'

A quirky take on the life of a globe trotting scientist.
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Published 2018-09-01 by Melbourne University Press