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The Rough Guide to First-Time Around The World (Rough Guides) Paperback – February 4, 2013

by Doug Lansky (Author)
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    304 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Rough Guides
  4. Publication date
    February 4, 2013
  5. Dimensions
    5.13 x 0.56 x 7.81 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1409363821
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1409363828
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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rough Guides; 4th edition (February 4, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1409363821
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1409363828
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.56 x 7.81 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 59 ratings

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Doug Lansky is an American travel writer based in Sweden. He spent about 10 years traveling the world nonstop, visiting over 100 countries, and has since lived outside the US for an additional 13 years. Doug has contributed to Esquire, Men’s Journal, The Guardian, National Geographic Adventure, Reader’s Digest, COLORS Magazine, Public Radio, and many others. He has written books for Rough Guides and Lonely Planet (advice and photo books, not guides) and has had a nationally syndicated travel column in 40 newspapers around the United States. He has always been mindful of the effects of travel writing and the impact of tourism, and currently writes about this in a regular column for Skift.

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myra
5.0 out of 5 stars A great gift for my son and daughter in-law to carry this rough guide around the world this year!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2014
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This rough guide is informative with maps and tips to travel around different countries and cities. Better to read whilst travelling than to watch a DVD beforehand! I definitely recommend to pack this book - paperback preferably, into your backpack when travelling, also to keep you company when you are waiting for the next flight, train, bus or ferry... ;)
Interesting for readers who appreciate different culture and diversity, you will gain so much insight even without travelling!!!
6 people found this helpful
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Cameron
5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
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Covers all the basics of international travel. How to deal with logistics like visas. How to keep costs low. How to work and volunteer.
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jacqui
4.0 out of 5 stars i would definitely recommend to anyone considering a trip it contains a lot ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2015
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i would definitely recommend to anyone considering a trip it contains a lot of useful information in preparation, step by step guidance. i am still currently working my way through this book as i begin to prepare what will hopefully be an adventure of a lifetime! Soto anyone reading this considering purchasing just do it, and start the journey :)
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Alejandro
5.0 out of 5 stars Entretaining and useful!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2014
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Great read. Entretaining and with many useful tios to be taken into consideration. I am planning a one-year round-the-world trip and found this book useful. I've already been to over 30 countries and I still learned a good couple of things from this book.
5 people found this helpful
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Alicia Cervesa
5.0 out of 5 stars It is helping my round the world plan
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2013
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I think this book is well organized, has
creedance, and full of tips and good ideas.l
My trip will be helped greatly by this book!
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TONETTE MARTIN
5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD READING
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
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VERY INFORMATIVE. I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE VERY HELPFUL AND HAVE RECOMMENDED IT TO OTHERS IF TRAVELING OVER SEAS
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Lizette Gallardo
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
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perfect guide of everything you must know before travel. it prepares you so well.
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Stephanie Hackett
4.0 out of 5 stars Full of useful information about all sorts of things
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2014
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Full of useful information about all sorts of things, from how to stay safe to what festivals to attend. A great buy for the aspiring globetrotter.
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Cath S.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Book!
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2014
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I initially borrowed this book from our local library, and was so taken with not only the depth of information included in it, but also the humorous style of the author's writing, that I felt compelled to purchase a copy of my own. As we are fairly independent travellers with a strong desire to get out and see as much of the world as we can, and are long past the "all-inclusive" type of holidays, this book contained a wealth of information in a wonderfully small, carry-on size, that I am certain we will find useful in our travels. I have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone at all who loves travel.
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giulia marinello
3.0 out of 5 stars utile per chi non ha mai viaggiato low cost
Reviewed in Italy on November 2, 2014
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Ci sono molti siti interessanti e intelligenti..alcuni consigli però sono scontati per una persona che è già un po informata
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Wormser
5.0 out of 5 stars Zweite Weltreise, 2. Mal dieses Buch gekauft!
Reviewed in Germany on September 12, 2013
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2005 unternahm ich meine erste Weltreise. Ab September 2013 nun wieder. Eigentlich habe ich die aktuelle Auflage nur aus sentimentalen Gründen in die Hand genommen, als ich nach Literatur schaute. Aber als ich merkte, dass wirklich jedes Detail ein Upadate erfahren hatte (man merkt es v.a. im Bereich Kommunikation, Backups, etc.), habe ich es spontan noch einmal gekauft. Und trotz meiner Erfahrungen noch immer wertvolle Tipps daraus gezogen. Daher empfehle ich das Buch auch alten Hasen wärmstens...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book :)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2013
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I am really happy I bought this - It has all the "basic" information, a lot of good checklists, and also some things I hadn't thought of...
I would recommend it to anyone, but mostly to people that loves to plan their travels. It doesn't really have a lot of info that you can't find on the internet (except the excellent, up-to-date budgets), but I think it is worth the money to have it all together and well-researched for you :)
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Jules R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!
Reviewed in Germany on February 3, 2014
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This guide is really very helpful (even if you are from Europe). There are lots of useful tips and tricks and I would recommend this book to everyone who is planning to go on a little longer trip! ;)
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