Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad

By Dave Fox

?When you travel, things go wrong.? That might not sound like uplifting advice, but in this hilarious collection of stories about mishaps in faraway places, award-winning humorist Dave Fox proves... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425923615
• ISBN13: 9781425923617
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

The best cure for travel blues

Every spring I get the bug to travel to destinations far and wide. Of course, my travel in limited by budget and time, so it was such a delight to find this travel novel. Dave Fox certainly knows how to take you through travel mishaps and the world in a fun and informative way. Based on his entertaining style and engaging stories, I would sign up to travel with him anywhere in the world. Of course, I would be sure to bring with me enough money to fly home in case I, too started an international incident like Dave did. You can't go wrong with this book.

For the traveler in all of us!

This is the sort of book that - for me - is great to read just a few chapters right before sleep, in hopes of conjuring up travel dreams. "Getting Lost" brought back so many forgotten travel memories of my own, as well as inspired me to plan for some long-overdue travel this coming year. Read this book! And be ready for some good laughs. "Getting Lost" definitely goes on my top 10 list for this year!

Incredibly funny and equally informative

The best way to summarize my feelings about LETTING GO is to say that it is a totally enjoyable read. It's witty. It's clever. It's funny. And it's informative. Dave Fox has a gift for sharing his travel adventures with the reader. His personal style combines with a warm and very active sense of humor to place the reader right alongside Dave as he explores, for example, the ancient and mysterious streets of Istanbul, allowing one to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of a foreign culture. You laugh. You learn. You laugh some more. And you don't want it to end.

As if traveling wasn't funny enough on its own...

Dave Fox's stories had me laughing out loud. And any book that can do that is worth having. I've done a lot of traveling myself and can appreciate Fox's take on it. Most often, visiting a foreign land is not a life and death experience although it can feel like one and certainly several times WAS for Fox. I loved traveling vicariously with him--all the pleasure without the personal pain! Fox is a freelance writer and works for the Rick Steves travel organization. After zipping through his book, I might be more inclined to read more of his stories than to sign on his next trip! If you're looking for a book to top off your summer reading, this is one to enjoy.