I have to admit that I find Bryson's writing really tedious. With a few brief moments of bright humor.
I read In a Sunburned Country on my way to Australia, and I'd heard great things about it, how funny it is, etc., and I really WANTED to love it. I had a hard time getting through the book.
I read part of A Walk in the Woods on my dad's recommendation, but it was more of the same.