Contents |
The sights of Prague / Danny Wallace -- Blackout in Ushuaia / Michelle Richmond -- The snows of Carrara / David Downie -- The boat from Battambang / Christopher R. Cox -- On safari, only the animals sleep through the night / Kelly Watton -- Something approaching enlightenment / Rolf Potts -- A special kind of fool / Bill Fink -- Ignoring the Admiral / Jan Morris -- Dutch toilet / Doug Lansky -- Walk of fame / Jeff Vize -- The culinary chaos principle / Don George -- Faeces foot / Tim Cahill -- Real cowboys wear polka dots / Judy Tierney -- You ain't seen nuthin' yet / Sean Condon -- No food, no rest, no ... / Pico Iyer -- An idyll in Ibiza / Karl Taro Greenfeld -- Snake karma / Linda Watanabe McFerrin -- Snaking through Italy / Wickham Boyle -- The Afghan tourist office / Alexander Ludwick -- Left luggage / Jeff Greenwald -- Let the buyer beware / Edwin Tucker -- An award-winning performance / Deborah Steg -- Carpet-rolling / Brooke Neill -- A matter of trust / Michelle Witton -- Naked in Oaxaca / Laura Resau -- The garden kitchen / Holly Erickson -- Coming to America / Amanda Jones -- Journey to the centre of the Earth / Alana Semuels -- The most perfect hotel in the world / Simon Winchester -- The Prince and I / Kathie Kertesz -- Wangara's cross / Joshua Clark. |
Abstract |
"This collection presents 31 globe-girdling tales that run the gamut from close-encounter safaris to loss-of-face follies, hair-raising rides to culture-leaping brides, eccentric expats to mind-boggling repasts, wrong roads taken to agreements mistaken"--Back cover. |
General note | Subtitle from cover. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2022288942 |
ISBN | 9781786571915 (paperback) |
ISBN | 1786571919 |
Stock number | Lonely Planet, 150 Linden st, Oakland, CA, USA, 94607, (510)8938555 SAN 659-6541 |