Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures Funny Women Write from the Road

by Leo, Jennifer L.; Maxwell, Jessica

• ISBN13: 9781885211927
• ISBN10: 1885211929
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-07
• Publisher: Travelers' Tales

Summary

Travel isn't always what we dream it will be, but oh, the stories that follow. Share in the hilarious, bizarre, and unforgettable misadventures of 29 women whose trips went comically awry. From Australia to Zambia, up Nepal's mountains and along Mexico's beaches, the true stories in this collection will make you laugh, groan, and sympathize with these travelers who took a trip on the lighter side. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xiii
Mom's Travel Advisories	p. 1
Mexican Mating Calls	p. 4
Internal Affairs	p. 8
The Aunties	p. 15
All-Natural Herbal Girl	p. 23
The Plane Truth	p. 28
Sand in My Bra	p. 35
Sometimes a Great Myth	p. 46
Great in the Sack	p. 61
The Perils of Leisure	p. 66
Panic, In Any Other Language	p. 71
A Prude in Patpong	p. 79
Panties or Prison	p. 88
Take the Cannoli	p. 91
Fifteen Minutes Can Last Forever	p. 101
Love and War at the Pier Hotel	p. 108
Cultural Exposure	p. 115
Pissed Off in Nepal	p. 122
At a Loss for Words	p. 126
A Family Connection	p. 131
Learning to Think Outside a Parisian Box	p. 134
Chador Etiquette	p. 140
What to Wear	p. 147
The Summer of the Lost Ham	p. 151
Scared Shitless on Safari	p. 158
No Crater Love	p. 161
Hat Head	p. 165
Women Who Run with No Clothes On	p. 173
Index of Contributors	p. 189
Acknowledgments	p. 190
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