Every traveler has a horror story to tell: lost luggage, bad weather, illness or worse. In this lively collection of travel disaster tales, Lonely Planet writers share their worst moments of life on the road.From Kenya to Sri Lanka, from Brazil to Finland, from the Australian outback to India, these
Lonely Planet's Unpacked
- Publisher
- Lonely Planet Publications
- Year
- 2011;1999
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Lonely Planet Travel Literature Series
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Sometimes travel doesn't go according to plan - but that's what gives you best stories! Around the world, these Lonely Planet writers encounter hurricanes, road accidents, secret police and nasty parasites - among other aspects of life on the dark sideof the road.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Map; Crash; The first hour of the first day of my first assignment for Lonely Planet; Walking the Mount Kailash circuit; Terror and anguish on Europe's safest roads; Misadventure in south-west China; Three spies in a diamond tub; Travel in India -- the hard way; Lost in Madagascar; Tales of Tuscany; Last rites on the Tatshenshini; The motorcycle diaries; Falling for Greece; The Mongolian Scramble; Riding out the big one; Service all hours; Running the gauntlet; New Year's Eve in Borneo; The local cure; Run, don't hesitate!; Fear and loathing in Tuva
โฆ Table of Contents
Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Map
Crash
The first hour of the first day of my first assignment for Lonely Planet
Walking the Mount Kailash circuit
Terror and anguish on Europe's safest roads
Misadventure in south-west China
Three spies in a diamond tub
Travel in India --
the hard way
Lost in Madagascar
Tales of Tuscany
Last rites on the Tatshenshini
The motorcycle diaries
Falling for Greece
The Mongolian Scramble
Riding out the big one
Service all hours
Running the gauntlet
New Year's Eve in Borneo
The local cure
Run, don't hesitate!
Fear and loathing in Tuva A costly tripWatch your step
Expulsion from Hanoi
A close call in the Cooks
Dissolute in Resolute
A weekend lost and found (or how I met the Wheelers)
โฆ Subjects
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