Secrets for Travel Survival: Overcoming the Obstacles to Achieve Practical Travel Fun [Paperback]

Eugene Ehmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009

"Terrorists have seized the airport"
"Eighty year old grandmother strip searched by airport security"
"Flight 4820 has been cancelled"  (sorry, your travel plans have been cancelled, too)
"Frontier Airlines has declared bankruptcy ... Delta and Northwest are merging"
"Venezuela’s President Chavez nationalizes the oil industry"
"Murder in the streets of Nairobi"
"U.S. Dollar takes another dip in the world market"
Terrorism, seemingly senseless and lengthy airport security procedures, frequent flight cancellations and airline bankruptcies and reorganizations, civil unrest, fluctuating currency values ... Has travel become a burden, fearful or something to just be endured?
Secrets for Travel Survival is just what you need, just what you’re looking for…and maybe didn’t even know it!  Contained within you will discover some simple steps to take that will increase your travel experience, even elevate it beyond your expectations.  

 

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Traveling to a foreign land can be a frightening experience, especially if you don’t know the language, the laws, and the local customs. Eugene Ehmann’s book goes a long way in eliminating those fears.  If you’re a hesitant traveler listen up: travel really can be fun again! Bon voyage!"
Tim Knox, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Media Host, Author of "Everything I Know About Business I Learned From My Mama"

"In reading the book I have the strong impression that an invisible hand is taking me to do the right things and visit new places without any fear."
Pasquale Carbone, Professor and Defensore Civico, Apricena, Italy

"I feel that the words of the book are like a medicine. My panic is vanishing and I am sure I’ll take my first airplane at last and I’ll been given the possibility of visiting the places I always wanted to." Many thanks  D’Errico Giovanni, Italy

Book Description

"Terrorists have seized the airport"
"Eighty year old grandmother strip searched by airport security"
"Flight 4820 has been cancelled"  (sorry, your travel plans have been cancelled, too)
"Frontier Airlines has declared bankruptcy ... Delta and Northwest are merging"
"Venezuela’s President Chavez nationalizes the oil industry"
"Murder in the streets of Nairobi"
"U.S. Dollar takes another dip in the world market"
Terrorism, seemingly senseless and lengthy airport security procedures, frequent flight cancellations and airline bankruptcies and reorganizations, civil unrest, fluctuating currency values ... Has travel become a burden, fearful or something to just be endured?
Secrets for Travel Survival is just what you need, just what you’re looking for…and maybe didn’t even know it!  Contained within you will discover some simple steps to take that will increase your travel experience, even elevate it beyond your expectations.  

 

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Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600374654
• ISBN-13: 978-1600374654
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,872,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You need to buy this book if you love traveling!, November 10, 2009

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Ginny Becks (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets for Travel Survival: Overcoming the Obstacles to Achieve Practical Travel Fun (Paperback)

The practical and well written nature of this book puts any worry about fear of and traveling and the unknown at ease.
Mr.Ehmann gives everything from basic travel advice to very complicated, insightful advice which can be so helpful when traveling either for the first time or as a world traveler.
I would recommend his book to families, women traveling alone and business people who find they often travel to the more remote places and need a little extra information and direction.
I love that Mr.Ehmann is well traveled and an expert in security consultation for over 40 years.
A book that will be packed along with my tooth brush when I travel!

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go alone - Take this guy with you!, January 24, 2010

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Jim McGarvey (NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secrets for Travel Survival: Overcoming the Obstacles to Achieve Practical Travel Fun (Paperback)

I would love to travel with this man! This book will change your attitude toward the unknown and scary parts of traveling, especially to those parts of the world less popular with Western tourists. Ehmann has been to many of them and you will hear his reassurance and sage advice all through this book, putting you at ease and imparting a new attitude toward "foreign" places and people. The book is very much about attitude, and Ehmann has a wonderful attitude, eagerly meeting and engaging the wonderfully diverse people he finds overseas. He writes to help you find that joy as well, and reading the book is like going along with an older, wiser friend who has been there and knows when to be cautious and when to go with the flow and have fun.
The book is very practical as well. Woven into the fascinating travel tales are many specific tips on making your travel easier, safer and more enjoyable. Ehmann's guidance goes well beyond the usual magazine travel tips, just as his travel experience has obviously gone well beyond the usual resort and tour bus vacation. The book includes charts and details, as well as a bunch of web sites to give you the latest info, and fill in what would not fit in a small book.
Don't wait until you're on the plane to read it, though. You will want to make the most of his pre-travel planning and preparation ideas. If you're contemplating your first overseas trip, this book will be very valuable. If you travel a lot, I think you'll still find something new here. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars secrets for travel survival, November 25, 2009

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Edward E. Aston (california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets for Travel Survival: Overcoming the Obstacles to Achieve Practical Travel Fun (Paperback)

I have been traveling extensively (66 countries)for over fifty years. I found this book to be an excellent resource at many levels. First it is FUN READ. Ehmann has a superb wit, but not at the cost of content or relavency. He nonjudgementally helps the reader explore attitudes regarding travel. He extends grace to cultures of both the traveler's country of origin and the visited country. While he has extensive experience, his travel vignettes illustrate well the points he is making in addition to being great yarns in and of themselves. His country by country risk assessment of the Caribbean was a good exercise and fully substantiated by my experience.
There are many included web sites for further topical research.
Whether you are very travelled or a newbie, this is a must.

Edward E. Aston MD