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The Rough Guide First-Time Around The World, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Lansky, Doug

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Synopsis

Written by seasoned travelers familiar with the regions they cover, thorough guides for the first-time traveler include country profiles; color photos and maps; major attractions, cultural activities and festivals; health and survival tips; a special section on work, volunteer and learning vacations; traveler anecdotes; and much more.

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About the Author

Doug Lansky, a writer and a traveler, has chronicled his travels around the world in his hilarious and vividly descriptive column, The Vagabond. His travels have included cruising up the Amazon on a cargo ship; living and blowgun hunting with Jaguar Indians in Peru; buying a horse and riding it to Colombia; hitchhiking through Syria and Jordan, where he befriended sergeants in the Iraqi military; riding a camel across the desert in India; and sailing down the Nile. Lansky's articles have appeared in Spy and Might magazines as well as in numerous major US daily newspapers. He is also the coauthor of How to Survive High School with Minimal Brain Damage, published when he was just sixteen years old.

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