Adventures of a Continental Drifter : An Around-the-World Excursion into Weirdness, Dang

by Hester, Elliott

• ISBN13: 9781429905428
• ISBN10: 1429905425
• Edition: 1st
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Summary

In October 2002, Elliott Hester sold his car, abandoned his apartment, and took off alone on a trip around the world, during which he drifted to over fifty destinations. Elliott's tales about his travels range from the bizarre to the hilarious to the flat-out shocking. Travel with him as he: Chases off transvestites in the South Pacific Gets drunk on Estonian moonshine at the maker's eightieth birthday party Impersonates Samuel L. Jackson at the 38th International Film Festival in the Czech Republic Ponders the Finnish tradition of sprinting from steamy sauna to plunge into the frigid Baltic Sea-naked! And much more. Only an around-the-world excursion could produce such outlandish, hair-raising, hysterical adventures. And only Elliott Hester could make such vivid observations and write such vibrant insights about life---and people---on the road. In October 2002, Elliott Hester sold his car, abandoned his apartment, and took off alone on a trip around the world, during which he drifted to over fifty destinations. Elliott's tales about his travels range from the bizarre to the hilarious to the flat-out shocking. Travel with him as he: Chases off transvestites in the South Pacific Gets drunk on Estonian moonshine at the maker's eightieth birthday party Impersonates Samuel L. Jackson at the 38th International Film Festival in the Czech Republic Ponders the Finnish tradition of sprinting from steamy sauna to plunge into the frigid Baltic Sea-naked! And much more. Only an around-the-world excursion could produce such outlandish, hair-raising, hysterical adventures. And only Elliott Hester could make such vivid observations and write such vibrant insights about life---and people---on the road.