Erik Torkells

These are short anecdotes (and/or photos) from domestic and foreign travel that were submitted to a column in Budget Travel. I really think I would have enjoyed them more if I'd only been able to read a single issue's submissions at a time. There is unevenness in the quality of writing and in the humor of the individual episode. I also noticed that a lot of the stories seemed to involve monkeys. They were supposedly humorous, but the editors put some of the better stories in the beginning and toward the end of the book, but the remaining stories leave much to be desired. If you want a humorous travel story, watch one of National Lampoon's Vacation movies and skip this book.… (mais)

If you think you've had an interesting travel experience, you probably have nothing on these folks. Taken from actual travelers' stories, these stories look at the weird, humorous, and "What have I gotten myself into?" moments people have had.

All these stories are short which makes it an excellent book for reading in small doses, or those times like using the bathroom where you couldn't finish a longer story. You'll be chuckling long after finishing these stories when something else may bring one of them to mind.… (mais)