Travel Troubles: Funny Reads for Fraught Journeys

And Other Tales of Miscalculation From An Overconfident Backpacker

by Bedford, Susan Christina

Book - 2016

In a hilarious travelogue for a social media generation—with "Just think of the Facebook status!" inspiring some daring adventures—Bedford, a 20...Show more In a hilarious travelogue for a social media generation—with "Just think of the Facebook status!" inspiring some daring adventures—Bedford, a 20-something waitress from Toronto, starts her story out slowly, building drama and suspense until she reaches the wild, drunken climax in Southeast Asia. Show less

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In A Sunburned Country

by Bryson, Bill

Downloadable Audiobook - 2008

Bryson takes readers on a deliciously funny and fact-filled adventure far beyond the tourist path of Australia. Bryson takes readers on a deliciously funny and fact-filled adventure far beyond the tourist path of Australia. Show less

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By the Seat of My Pants

Humorous Tales of Travel and Misadventure

eBook - 2011

Thirty-one true tales and anecdotes on travel, ranging from close-encounter safaris to adventures found when taking the wrong road, to amusing language and culture barriers from around the world. Thirty-one true tales and anecdotes on travel, ranging from close-encounter safaris to adventures found when taking the wrong road, to amusing language and culture barriers from around the world. Show less

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No Touch Monkey!

And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late

by Halliday, Ayun

eBook - 2015

A self-admittedly bumbling vacationer, Halliday shares--with razor-sharp wit and to hilarious effect--the travel stories most are too self-conscious to tell. A self-admittedly bumbling vacationer, Halliday shares--with razor-sharp wit and to hilarious effect--the travel stories most are too self-conscious to tell. Show less

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Parking the Moose

One American's Epic Quest to Uncover His Incredible Canadian Roots

by Hill, Dave

Book - 2019

Inspired by a publisher's payment of several hundred dollars (Canadian), quarter-Canadian Dave Hill travels all over the country, reconnecting with his he...Show more Inspired by a publisher's payment of several hundred dollars (Canadian), quarter-Canadian Dave Hill travels all over the country, reconnecting with his heritage, meeting a range of Canadians, touching things he probably shouldn't and having adventures galore. Show less

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The Hiking Book From Hell

by Kalvø, Are

Book - 2022

Sometime around his forties, comedian Are Kalvo starts losing his friends to the mountains. When Are realizes he's the only person who hasn't posted a sel...Show more Sometime around his forties, comedian Are Kalvo starts losing his friends to the mountains. When Are realizes he's the only person who hasn't posted a selfie on a mountain, he starts to wonder: does he have it all wrong? To find out, Are buys some ridiculously expensive gear and heads into the woods. Show less

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Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana

Funny Travel Stories and Strange Packing Tips

Book - 2012

This laugh-out-loud collection will resonate with experienced travelers and novices alike and includes hilarious misadventures with packing, travel fashion, border crossings, language faux pas, and romantic overtures abroad. This laugh-out-loud collection will resonate with experienced travelers and novices alike and includes hilarious misadventures with packing, travel fashion, border crossings, language faux pas, and romantic overtures abroad. Show less

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Happy Slapped by A Jellyfish

The Words of Karl Pilkington

by Pilkington, Karl

eBook - 2007

A collection of hilarious and compelling insights and anecdotes, diary entries, poems, 'true' facts and cartoons on travel. This is the travel book for people who don't particularly like travelling. A collection of hilarious and compelling insights and anecdotes, diary entries, poems, 'true' facts and cartoons on travel. This is the travel book for people who don't particularly like travelling. Show less

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John Waters Hitchhikes Across America

by Waters, John

Book - 2015

John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchh...Show more John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. Show less

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Now free with your library card! Avoid travel mishaps and start learning the language of your next destination now. Now free with your library card! Avoid travel mishaps and start learning the language of your next destination now. Show less

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