Teh Travel Bug – I Haz It
WARNING: DO NOT READ THE FOLLOWING BOOK UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO SELL ALL YOUR POSSESSIONS, POSSIBLY YOUR LEFT KIDNEY, AND CONSIDER RETIREMENT PLANS TO BE SO LAST MILLENNIUM.
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Yesterday I discovered this book at one of our local libraries and nearly od’ed on the excitement of it. The library must have accidentally ordered the book before the recession was official or something. The author, William Gray, writes for the UK magazine Wanderlust. After reading this book I have a serious case of wanderlust myself.
Peaks of Greatness:
- Will (as I now like to refer to him) has travelled with twins and has lived to tell the tale, which he tells honestly.
- He has great sections on general travel tips and then specific tips for each of the categories of babies/toddlers, children and teens.
- The main part of the book is divided up geographically and covers the whole planet (woo-hoo). Each geographical section contains highlights and kid friendly attractions for different age groups. Unlike a backpacking guide book which might assume you can spend three months in one suburb of outer Mongolia, Will goes for the jugular in each location. Along with family friendly accommodation, tour operators and food recommendations, he has included bonus nuggets of information such as suggested books to read and DVD’s to watch.
- It’s colourful, it’s glossy. It can be read in bite sized chunks which is helpful for sleep deprived parents and those with post-pregnancy brain.
Valleys of Despair:
- It is ad supported. Not offensive and very relevant travel ads (and not many of them) but it does “magizinify” the experience. However, if that is the difference between having a super fabulous travel book or not, I can live with the ads.
- Egypt. I get it. It’s fantastic and educational and incredible and we are not going there. So don’t rub it in already.
- Carbon offsetting. See “Egypt” above.
Overall this is a fabulous book packed full of great advice. I’m finding it particularly useful because we only have a week in each of the major cities, so it’s great to see suggested itineraries suitable for kids and families. EVERY library should have a copy.
You’re killing me. Killing me! I have a perpetual case of wanderlust and would chuck everything, at any moment thank.you.very.much, to travel around the world for the rest of my life but, alas, my men do not agree with my priorities. Unfortunately, I’m rather too fond of my men to just up and leave without them so I’m stuck here in the Midwest traveling vicariously. Thanks for the heads up. I will avoid this book at all costs. I also plan virtual travels and relocations on paper. I’m currently moving to Palmer, AK, in my head.
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Suggested itineraries would be fantastic
Our library does not have a copy
We have imaginary moved a few times. The imaginary move to Canada was great and still tempting. Currently I am also considering a move to Norway. In fact, anywhere with snow is sounding very good right now. Perhaps we should also consider Palmer. LOL.