When I started reading this book, I was Mary but by the end I was Rudy. I just loved Rudy's free spirit. The way he embraced all of the locations that he and Mary visited with an "hakuna matata" attitude was great.

Example is when the first place that they traveled was Mexico City and Rudy thought he was speaking fluent Spanish. He asked about the location of the bathroom and had the waiters at the restaurant thinking he was inquiring about riding horses.

The rest of the book just got better and better. Rudy's way of traveling is much better. He shows that if you really want to learn the culture of the place you are visiting that you need to stray from the main stream "tourist" attractions and take a bus with the locals. So pack a bag and take a vacation per Rudy's Rules for Travel. ( )