A Travel Writer Defended

Please do not pay any attention to Eleanore D. Griffith’s negative comments on Christopher Reynolds’ experience and intelligence (“High Culture and Cuisine at Oxford,” Letters, Jan. 20).

I am delighted every time I read his articles and find him to be curious, observant and articulate. His approach to his work is refreshing.

KRIS KAPP

Irvine

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After reading Eleanore Griffith’s letter lambasting Christopher Reynolds’ article on “his” Oxford experience, I wondered just what kind of person could write a letter like that.

Lo and behold, there was a picture just to the right of the Letters column that was submitted by Marshall Hope. Just briefly, I resisted the urge to compare Griffith to the shot of the ostrich ... supercilious and nose up so far in the air. I lost my composure and had a good laugh.

Remember, Ms. Griffith, it was Reynolds’ experience, not what you wanted him to write or how you experienced it. Lighten up, please.

RANDY NAKASHIMA

Yorba Linda