Travel Writer Clichés: 11 – Rich cultural heritage

7 Comments on Travel Writer Clichés: 11 – Rich cultural heritage

1. Matthew Teller says:

   August 2, 2009 at 09:10

   Spot on – everywhere from Pitcairn to Peckham has a rich cultural heritage. As with a lot of these phrases, just substitute the key word: if you would never describe somewhere as having a “poor cultural heritage”, then the opposite is meaningless!
2. David says:

   August 2, 2009 at 15:36

   “You would never describe somewhere as having a “poor cultural heritage…”

   The words of a man who has never been to Rotherham, I fancy.
3. Matthew Teller says:

   August 3, 2009 at 10:31

   http://is.gd/20leX
4. David says:

   August 3, 2009 at 10:35

   Staggeringly, if you put: into Google, it comes up with 159 pages…
5. Bambo says:

   August 9, 2009 at 03:29

   Yes, vile. But not as vile as ‘verdant’.

   And how about ‘boasts’.

   Travel writers use this as an alternative to ‘has’ — as in ‘The town boasts a veritable smorgasbord of verdant parks’. I don’t think I have ever heard anyone use ‘boasts’ in that sense in a spoken sentence in my life.
6. Sharpey says:

   August 9, 2009 at 20:17

   People slagging off Rotherham have clearly never been to Doncaster – a far finer target.
7. David says:

   August 10, 2009 at 08:20

   @bambo. Bang to rights… I overuse ‘boasts’ myself.

   @sharpey. Donny has a racecourse and, er… Alright then. I raise you Mexborough.