Strange Tales of World Travel
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-60952-169-1 (ISBN)
“What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen or experienced?”
Gina and Scott Gaille have traveled to more than 100 countries, including many off-the-beaten-path places in Africa, South America, and Asia. Wherever they go, they ask this question. Everyone has a story, and some are truly extraordinary.
Strange Tales of World Travel recounts 50 of these Bizarre, Mysterious, Horrible, Hilarious encounters, including:
Daring Diplomat, who ate the flesh of the venomous cobra bird in the Sahara Desert
Pearl Trader, who survived a fever through a harrowing "human" honey treatment in Oman
Agent Ghost, who was shot and left to die in a garbage dump in Africa
Death-Defying Instagrammer, who stepped on the tail of the world’s sixth most venomous snake in Australia to take a better photo
Human Pet, who became a prince’s prisoner in Qatar
Imperial CEO, who made a minion fly twelve hours to Paris from Abu Dhabi to buy clean underwear
Gorilla Doll, who broke the rules of visiting Rwandan gorillas and got dragged up the side of a volcano
Strange Tales of World Travel presents unforgettable stories that celebrate the unique character of countries around the globe—and the distinctive characters that make travel endlessly intriguing and exhilarating.
Gina and Scott Gaille grew up in small towns in central Michigan and south Texas. Even then, both dreamed about exploring the farthest corners of the planet. Gina’s favorite TV show was Hart to Hart, whose globetrotting detectives—played by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers—journeyed to South America, China, and Australia. Scott spent Sunday evenings glued to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, whose safari-jacketed host, Marlin Perkins, introduced him to exotic landscapes and their peoples. Gina is most passionate about Africa, where she once served as a missionary in a remote part of Kenya. Scott’s career as a lawyer and academic at The University of Chicago and Rice University has taken him to more than 100 nations around the world, including 30 in Africa. It was their shared passion for experiencing the world that brought them together.
Foreword by Don George
1.Shark Repellent, Bora Bora
2.Cobra Bird, Sahara Desert
3.Contagions, Botswana
4.Honey of Man, Oman
5.Beware of Road Surprises, Emirate of Sharjah
6.Feeding Frenzy, Galápagos Islands
7.No Snake Dies Before Midnight, Kangaroo Island
8.The Emperor Has No Underwear, United Arab Emirates
9.Road Warrior, Nigeria
10.Agent Ghost, Somewhere in Africa
11.Here, Little Birdie, Kenya
12.The Human Pet, Qatar
13.That’s Not a Rubber Ducky, Equatorial Guinea
14.Great White Shark Buffet, Southern Ocean
15.UFOs, South America and Caribbean Sea
16.Shere Khan, India
17.The Fourth Girlfriend, Lithuania
18.The Dying Giraffe, South Africa
19.Smooth Air Decree, Oman
20.Evicted, Angola
21.The Floating Islands, Peru
22.The First Hmong Lawyer in Laos, Laos
23.A Pug in Peril, Saudi Arabia
24.The Accidental Masseur, Madagascar
25.Hello, Mr. Bin Laden, Pakistan
26.Prehistoric Forest, Seychelles Islands
27.Too Close for Comfort, Rwanda
28.Lord of the Flies, British Virgin Islands
29.Digging Your Own Grave, Mauritania
30.Bush Meat, Cameroon
31.The Cat in the Hat, Kangaroo Island
32.Dr. Ebola, Central Africa
33.One Person’s Pet Is Another’s...Dinner, Ecuador
34.Be Careful What You Admire, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
35.The Red Carpet Isn’t for Me, Gabon
36.The Askari, Tanzania
37.The Polar Bear, Arctic Ocean
38.Tsetse Fly Food, Serengeti Plains
39.The Concierge, South Australia
40.Valley of Mole Rats, The Rift Valley
41.The Real Equator, Ecuador
42.The Land of Hospitality, Japan
43.The Home of Vodun, Togo
44.The Hidden People, Iceland
45.Sea of Scooters, Vietnam
46.Road Kill Art, Australia
47.Don’t Mess with the Cape Buffalo, Malawi
48.The Tanzanite Miner, Mount Kilimanjaro
49.The Elephant Graveyard, Ngorongoro Crater
50.Mayan God, Guatemala
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.10.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | B&W photos |
| Verlagsort | Sebastopol |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 190 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60952-169-2 / 1609521692 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60952-169-1 / 9781609521691 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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