‘Wonderfully contrary…erudite and witty… immensely enjoyable’ Daily Mail
NOT PART OF THE PACKAGE: A YEAR IN IBIZA (1992) (Macmillan)
Few holidaymakers realise that there is an alternative Ibiza. Could any earthly paradise possibly survive three generations of mass tourism?
Determined to unravel the secret attractions of this Mediterranean Shangri-La, Paul Richardson stayed on after the package flights had departed. His reward, dazzlingly recounted in Not Part of the Package, was the discovery of a magical, hidden world, where ancient traditions cling to life alongside the ravages of modern pleasure.
‘There is still a magic to the island which has clearly touched Paul Richardson, and which he manages to communicate in this likeable, well-written and good-humoured book’ Times Literary Supplement
‘An excellent account of both the island that tourists see and the land that is still a home to artists and hippies from all over Europe’ Time Out
‘Keen sighted and sympathetic observation… Richardson writes beautifully… a travel writer through and through’ Guardian
