The Gran Tour: Travels with my Elders

US: Icon Books, Ltd. UK, 2021. Paperback. Good. Aitken (A Chip Shop in Poznan: My Unlikely Years in Poland) is a 32-year-ol d Englishman who hopped a bus and took several tours with a motor coach com pany catering to retirees. He was accompanied on one of the trips by his gi rlfriend, one with his grandmother, and took several by himself. He is a pe rson who obviously enjoys the company of others, and his lively memoir reve als more about his fellow passengers than the destinations, which included visits to Scarborough, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Lake Como. S ometimes he ate alone, sometimes with his fellow travelers, and always had a good time. Playing bingo, eating bacon rolls, drinking tea, and buying ex pensive snacks at a Swiss gas station were all part of his adventure. He ma kes no deep philosophical musings about the seniors on the tours, but enjoy s their stories and varied backgrounds. Aitken is a fan of cross-generation al encounters, and if you enjoy "haggis on a jacket," you will be too. VERD ICT For readers who delight in witty accounts of travel with an Anglophile flair, this is a hilarious guide to the road in the company of retirees.--S usan Belsky, Oshkosh P.L., WI - Library Journal.