| There's No Toilet Paper . . . on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure Contributor(s): Lansky, Doug (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1932361278 ISBN-13: 9781932361278 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: This collection captures the wackiest experiences of writers whose travels took a detour, such as Dave Barry vainly trying to learn more Japanese than how to order a beer, and Mary Roach, who discovers that utilizing an Antarctic outhouse at the very moment a seal chooses to use its opening as a blowhole may not be the best way to start the day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 910.402 |
| LCCN: 2005017953 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.24" W x 8.04" (0.41 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The perfect trip, where nothing goes wrong, is surely not the memorable trip, which is where everything goes wrong and one lives to tell the tale -- and laugh about it. This collection captures the wackiest and most bizarre experiences of well-known writers whose travels have taken a detour. Stories include Nigel Barley escorting a monkey to the movies in Cameroon, Dave Barry vainly trying to learn more Japanese than how to order a beer, Alan Zweible high-tailing it to a nudist camp, Donna Marazzo bravely attempting to use a high-tech Italian toilet, and Richard Sterling feasting on deep-fried potato bugs in Burma. There are even practical tips here too; readers can surely learn from Mary Roach, who discovers that utilizing an Antarctic ice-sheet outhouse at the very moment a seal chooses to use its opening as a blowhole may not be the best way to start the day. |