In our volume of travel humor titled Rambunctious, please expect many laughs as the breezy episodes take you to London, Paris, and Amsterdam; to Beijing and Bangkok; to the far-flung islands of Hawaii, Pohnpei, Tuvalu, and Fiji; and ultimately to Terra Incognita. The formula for these travel adventures is based on the definition of a 'Blip Story, ' a quick read of entertainment and thought.
Nuggets of the exotic are contained throughout the passages; on every page you will be reminded of lovely locations you know from your journeys or you will find that perfect tropical isle to inspire your next trip. The stories begin in beautiful and passionate Thailand, yet with a train ride to the north we find revolutionaries and drug dealers in the Golden Triangle. From there it's Amsterdam and its personality of smart thought and tolerance. Then we go to tiny isles, Paris, and more.
Though the book is humor with idea, the subtext is connection with peoples around the globe. The stories depict the author's travel realities and unrealities, yet a backstory is visible, a backstory of how to 'go native.' The fruitful way to start a journey is to select an array of gifts for the locals you will encounter. A simple, inexpensive, and peculiar offering will open hearts that draw one into fascinating connections to exotic places and peoples. For going native with tribal folk, there are no better gifts with which to energize the experience than pinwheels and super balls.
Another way to connect with locals is to use their language, and in surprising ways. To go native, create jokes from phrasebook phrases. In France, that means saying, "Merci beaucoup, whatever that means." Do say it all in French language-with a broken accent. Humor is a language spoken by all of the peoples of the world, and this is the spine of the book. But, look out Look out for the Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island of the Andaman Islands. Their sense of humor is upside-down. Do not go to visit these people, they will murder you on the dock-local custom and all. No, we are not kidding.
Included with each story is a joke stolen from a well-known humorist, and at the end of each tale, the joke and humorist are noted. Guessing which joke in the story was stolen, and from whom, is the game to play while luxuriating in these locales.
An easy click acquires this treasure of travel, one that will arrive with a bonus-a spy spoof set in the Principality of Monaco and around the world. And we publishers of this fine book of travel are proud of all, save our arithmetic. There are actually twelve travel stories in this book of ten travel stories. Yes, we've updated
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