Holidays in hell - P.J. O'Rourke

P.J. O'Rourke travels to hellholes around the globe in Holidays in Hell,
looking for trouble, the truth, and a good time. After casually sight-seeing in
war-torn Lebanon and being pepper-gassed in Korea, P.J. checks out the night
life in communist Poland and spends the Christmas holidays in El Salvador. Taking a
long look at Nicaragua, P.J. asks, "Is Nicaragua a Bulgaria with marimba bands
or just a misunderstood Massachusetts with Cuban military advisors?"; has a
close encounter with a Philippine army officer he describes as "powerful-looking
in a short, compressed way, like an attack hamster"; and concludes, "Some people
are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the
difference between wrong and fun."