What in the World!: Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Adventures of a Wanderer

by Michael Smith

Overview

Captivated, melancholy and shock are emotions stirred in this remarkable global adventure. Through short vignettes, Michael Smith narrates his personal experiences while offering glimpses of many different cultures around the world. Readers will see budget travel in a whole new light, through the eyes of a man with a small backpack and a big curiosity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780966943740
Publisher:	East West Discovery Press
Publication date:	03/28/2007
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.36(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Michael Farris Smith has been awarded the Transatlantic Review Award, Brick Streets Press Short Story Award, Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship, and the Alabama Arts Council Fellowship Award for Literature. He is a graduate of Mississippi State and the Center for Writers at Southern Miss. He lives in Columbus, Mississippi, with his wife and two daughters.

Table of Contents

World Map     3
Travel Necessities     5
Syria     9
Egypt     27
China     35
Bhutan     67
Malaysia     77
Vietnam     87
Laos     93
Cambodia     95
Thailand     99
The Philippines     119
Indonesia     123
Bangladesh     125
India     147
Myanmar     157
Japan     165
Ghana     175
Togo     197
Benin     199
Russia     205
Ecuador     219
Mexico     221
Exploring Europe     225
Denmark     227
Finland     228
Yugoslavia     229
Hungary     230
Austria     231
Norway     232
Switzerland     233
Germany     234
U.S.A.     235
Epilogue     241