Whether your taste runs to crocodiles, ancient relics or flying saucers, you’re sure to find entertainment and illumination in this collection of 21 true travel stories. Join in the author’s adventures as she: Makes a pilgrimage to see a 2,500-year-old tooth · Considers the fate of a three-legged elephant · Learns the chilling secrets of the Jamaica Inn pirates · Participates in a shamanic ayahuasca ritual · Talks alien spaceship propulsion with a SETI scientist · And more ...
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These true accounts--of magical places, the wonders of nature, and the people who work so hard to preserve them--are stories I love and want to share. I hope you enjoy them, too!
"King is one of those intrepid female travel writers who ... stumbles into dangerous, disturbing, and terribly odd situations. Always worth the read."
-- Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh and Lost in My Own Backyard
"King's curiosity is contagious--whether she's visiting a shrine to Buddha's tooth, undergoing shamanic surgery, or crashing a convention of flying saucer sighters. Her tales glow with wit, warmth and a sense of wonder."
-- Jeff Greenwald, author of Shopping for Buddhas and The Size of the World
"Full of whimsy and good humor ... you'll be happy you were there with her."
-- Larry Habegger, Executive Editor, Travelers' Tales
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