内容简介
LonelyPlanetknowsthatsomeoflife'sfunniestexperienceshappenontheroad.Whethertheytaketheformofunexpecteddetours,unintendedadventures,unidentifiabledinnersorunforgettableencounters,theycangivebirthtoourmostprofoundtravellessons,andourmostmemorable-andhilarious-travelstories.Thiscollectionpresents31globegirdlingtalesthatrunthegamutfromclose-encountersafaristoloss-of-facefollies,hair-raisingridestoculture-leapingbrides,eccentricexpatstomind-bogglingrepasts,wrongroadstakentoagreementsmistaken.Thecollectionbringstogethersomeoftheworld'smostrenownedtravelersandstorytellerswithpreviouslyunpublishedwriters.
作者简介
DonGeorgeisalegendarytravelwriterandeditorwhohaswonnumerousawardsforhiswork.HehasbeentraveleditorattheSanFranciscoExaminer&Chronicle,foundedandeditedtheWanderlustsectionofSalon.com,andmostrecentlywasGlobalTravelEditoratLonelyPlanetPublications.Heistheauthorof TheLonelyPlanetGuidetoTravelWritingandtheeditorofsixliterarytravelanthologies,includingTheKindnessofStrangers,TalesfromNowhere,andBytheSeatofMyPants.