There's No Toilet Paper on the Raod Less Traveled

This book is filled with humorous trouble-with-travel tales that take the reader from Cuzco to the Congo to Rajasthan to the toilets of Italy. Story titles include "Nudity is a State of Mind," "The Deep Fried Potato Bug," and "The Art of Riding a Third World Bus." Things go wrong in the most interesting ways imaginable, and this book had me guffawing rather than just laughing. (Cathryn Pisarski, Editor of Cune Magazine) It also made me yearn for the open road, even though Dave Barry (contributing author) says "Anyone who plans to travel should read this book. And then stay home."

From Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes (If you can figure out how to order a beer, your language skills are just fine.)
The way I attempted to learn Japanese was by reading a book called Japanese at a Glance in the plane from San Francisco to Tokyo. This is not the method recommended by experts. The method recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan.

From This Land is Mine (No it's not!)
Nuri had followed a curiously erratic route, zigzagging for no apparent reason. But since my camel—now named Mustafa—seemed incapable of doing anything but follow Nuri's confident mount, I had little choice but to trail behind. No doubt I'd bought a lemon, but at least it worked—it even ran, but only when Nuri's camel broke into the occasional canter itself.

From Under the Spell of the Witchdoctor (To get permission to head up the Congo River, a cleansing is required.)
The witch doctor surveys me again. After a moment he announces that I'm dirty and that my stink offends the gods, but if I'm willing to pay the price, he will cleanse me of evil. As I hold out the cash, he's careful not to touch my hand. He nods after counting the bills.

Travelers' Tales got its start in 1993 when travel writers James O'Reilly and Larry Habegger teamed up with writer and publisher (and James's brother) Tim O'Reilly to produce a new kind of travel book, one that paints a portrait of a country through the experiences of many travelers. Their books showcase true stories and supporting anecdotes to create the depth of understanding that can only come from people who have been there. Visit them at www.travelerstales.com for more information.

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