River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)161 reviews Peter Hessler Harper Perennial, 2006 A fast and engaging read + Easy, Interesting Read + Simply delicious + The next Peter Mathiessen + One of my favorites             In a Sunburned Country396 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 Laugh til you cry + Frühstück mit Kängurus .... + Good Ol' Aussie Sense Of Hunor + Good Laughs + In a Sunburned Country             Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure91 reviews Sarah Macdonald Broadway, 2004 Hands on unvarnished insight + An engaging look at India! + Thoroughly Enjoyable I was looking for a lived-there book and this one is it! Fun, serious, always insightful observations shared by the author--who does not take herself seriously.             The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe11 reviews Dervla Murphy Overlook TP, 1996 A different view + fine book + A loner's important journey into Africa + Well worth reading             I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away222 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2000 A FUN READ, A GOOD READ. + Hilariously funny + Laugh out loud on almost every page + Bryson v. U.S. government + Thoroughly enjoyable read.             Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia50 reviews Tony Horwitz Plume, 1992 You'll embarrass yourself reading this. + Culture Meets Culture + When it comes down to it, we're all the same + Read It And Find Out What The Arab Phrase "Cus ummak!" Means + Accent on the misadventures and the irony...             Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu34 reviews J. Maarten Troost Broadway, 2006 Great for a quick, fun, light read! + entertaining + Thoroughly Enjoyed, Have cruised there This was my first Troost book, and I found it laugh out loud funny, witty, and a light, fun, fast read. It was well worth the day it took to read it. I'm not going to suggest it was profound, thought provoking, or a must read from a literary sense, but it's one of those books that you read when ...             Bitter Lemons of Cyprus2 reviews Lawrence Durrell Faber & Faber Ltd, 2001 Memories of times lost + utter loveliness. An evocative memoir of the author's stay [1953-6] in what's now Northern Cyprus. Much of the landscape was still as he described it when we visited Belle Pais, Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Nicosia, the Tree of Idleness and other sites on our hiking trip to Cyprus in 2001. His adventures in buying and ...             Naked in Baghdad: The Iraq War and the Aftermath as Seen by NPR's Correspondent Anne Garrels40 reviews Anne Garrels Picador, 2004 True Journalisam + A controversial memoir from a diligent journalist + The only way this book could be enhanced... + Amazing chance to learn the story behind that voice on the radio + Another view!             Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse6 reviews Brigid Keenan John Murray, 2007 A must read for any trailiing spouse + Funny & hilarious + Great description of the life- politics aside As a young diplomat, I laughed from beginning to end. This book is an honest account of the many mixed feelings that spouses ( and their partners) feel when abroad. Maybe not always politically correct, but absolutely honest. Having a sense of humour and being able to laugh at oneself is the ...             Avoiding Prison and Other Noble Vacation Goals: Adventures in Love and Danger38 reviews Wendy Dale Three Rivers Press, 2003 SUPURBLY FASINATING + Arm chair adventurers Beware! + Next stop: South America + Amusing and Intelligent             Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia50 reviews Tony Horwitz Plume, 1992 You'll embarrass yourself reading this. + Culture Meets Culture + When it comes down to it, we're all the same + Read It And Find Out What The Arab Phrase "Cus ummak!" Means + Accent on the misadventures and the irony...             River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)161 reviews Peter Hessler Harper Perennial, 2006 A fast and engaging read + Easy, Interesting Read + Simply delicious + The next Peter Mathiessen + One of my favorites             The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe11 reviews Dervla Murphy Overlook TP, 1996 A different view + fine book + A loner's important journey into Africa + Well worth reading             I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away222 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2000 A FUN READ, A GOOD READ. + Hilariously funny + Laugh out loud on almost every page + Bryson v. U.S. government + Thoroughly enjoyable read.             Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure91 reviews Sarah Macdonald Broadway, 2004 Hands on unvarnished insight + An engaging look at India! + Thoroughly Enjoyable I was looking for a lived-there book and this one is it! Fun, serious, always insightful observations shared by the author--who does not take herself seriously.             In a Sunburned Country396 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 Laugh til you cry + Frühstück mit Kängurus .... + Good Ol' Aussie Sense Of Hunor + Good Laughs + In a Sunburned Country             Bitter Lemons of Cyprus2 reviews Lawrence Durrell Faber & Faber Ltd, 2001 Memories of times lost + utter loveliness. An evocative memoir of the author's stay [1953-6] in what's now Northern Cyprus. Much of the landscape was still as he described it when we visited Belle Pais, Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Nicosia, the Tree of Idleness and other sites on our hiking trip to Cyprus in 2001. His adventures in buying and ...             Naked in Baghdad: The Iraq War and the Aftermath as Seen by NPR's Correspondent Anne Garrels40 reviews Anne Garrels Picador, 2004 True Journalisam + A controversial memoir from a diligent journalist + The only way this book could be enhanced... + Amazing chance to learn the story behind that voice on the radio + Another view!             Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu34 reviews J. Maarten Troost Broadway, 2006 Great for a quick, fun, light read! + entertaining + Thoroughly Enjoyed, Have cruised there This was my first Troost book, and I found it laugh out loud funny, witty, and a light, fun, fast read. It was well worth the day it took to read it. I'm not going to suggest it was profound, thought provoking, or a must read from a literary sense, but it's one of those books that you read when ...