Irresponsible Traveller: Tales of scrapes and narrow escapes

by Ben Fogle, Michael Palin, Jonathan Scott, Hilary Bradt, Simon King

Overview

Publishing to coincide with Bradt's 40th anniversary, The Irresponsible Traveller is a light but edgy collection of travellers' tales. Travel writers and celebrities alike recount their exciting, and often dangerous, adventures which include being chased by a sea lion, accosted by Brazilian kidnappers and a midnight raid to free turtles on the Amazon. Over 40 years Bradt has built a reputation for publishing books covering the road less travelled, and this collection celebrates exactly the sort of writing and storytelling about 'unusual' travel experiences that has helped to establish the company as a firm favourite amongst adventurous travellers. Featuring contributions from Hilary Bradt, Michael Palin, Ben Fogle and Jonathan Scott, the title is a perfect tome to dip in and out of.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784771010
Publisher:	Bradt Travel Guides Ltd
Publication date:	09/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	17 MB
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Table of Contents

THE IRRESPONSIBLE TRAVELLER

Tales of Scrapes and Narrow Escapes

Introduction by Hilary Bradt............................................................... v

A Stranger's Smile Zoe Efstathiou........................................................ 1

The Ups and Downs of Bhutan Ben Ross.............................................. 4

Bedtime Stories in Little Tibet Dervla Murphy.................................. 12

Negotiating on a Knife-Edge Paul Davies.......................................... 22

The Locked Trunk in the Forest Adrian Phillips................................. 25

The Letter Z Catriona Rainsford....................................................... 32

Camel Mustering in the Outback Michael Palin................................. 38

No Return from Nigeria E T Laing.................................................... 42

Close Encounter with an Elephant Brian Jackman.............................. 51

The Virtue of Ignorance Tim Cahill.................................................. 54

Tak Jadi Jude Marwa......................................................................... 58

Commando Raid John Harrison......................................................... 62

Eyes Closed, Full Speed Ahead Claire Morsman................................. 65

Pavel and the Beige Fleece Lyn Hughes.............................................. 68

Surviving Life in the Wild Jonathan and Angela Scott.......................... 75

US versus the Broad Oppressed Masses Hilary Bradt.......................... 82

Walking the Border Jonathan Lorie.................................................... 88

Road Trip Alex Robinson................................................................... 95

A Pestle and Mortar in Paradise Ella Pawlik.................................... 104

Something to Declare Mike Unwin.................................................. 107

Stranded in the Skerries Nicky Gardner............................................ 114

The Casualty and the Priest Ben Fogle............................................. 120

The Long March Jennifer Barclay.................................................... 125

April 13: Kangchung Himal Camp 17,700 feet Phil Deutschle........... 131

The Rum Diary Phoebe Smith.......................................................... 137

A Narrow Escape Liam Lambert...................................................... 146

At the Border, Four Months after Gaddafi Tom Chesshyre................. 149

Intrigue Under the Big Screen Rolf Potts.......................................... 158

Scary Biker Polly Evans................................................................... 164

An Incident on the Road Stuart Forster............................................ 168

Lost in the USSR Janice Booth......................................................... 176

Up the Airy Mountain Matthew Parris............................................ 183

The Girl Who Washed Her Hair Kelly Randell................................ 191

Cheetah Attack Simon King............................................................ 195

The Forbidden Bottle Christina Ammon........................................... 202

Trusting my Instincts in Tanzania Donald Greig............................... 208

The Whale Jo Forel......................................................................... 214

Jebel Marra Nick Redmayne............................................................. 217

Diving into Danger Emma Thomson...............................................224