The author survives with odd jobs in Tokyo, celebrates Christmas in Rio and learns that fat women are sexy – in Jamaica.
He discovers Sartre in a freezing Helsinki winter, experiences warlike conditions in Haiti and ekes out 0 for a bottle of bottom-shelf whiskey in Alaska.
He explores the secrets of lobster fishermen in Maine, assists in a cockfight in Puerto Rico and marvels at a Turkish pearl in Brooklyn. A fun look at the world.
Want to go to exotic places? Read this first!Full of funny encounters with real people from around the globe.
(Reviews on Amazon) The travelogues in this book were commissioned by German NPR and broadcast on the radio. The author adapted the manuscripts to a literary format and added photos. MORE FROM THE AUTHORThe World Is My Oyster (Volumes 2&3)The World is My Oyster (Complete collection of all 30 stories)Wild Years in West Berlin (novel)With a Little Twist, It Might Just Work … (novel)