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How Not to Travel the World: Adventures of a Disaster-Prone Backpacker by [Juliff, Lauren]

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by Lauren Juliff (Author)

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It was hitting rock bottom that convinced Lauren to quit her job, sell everything she owned, and travel the world alone. It wasn’t an easy decision: she suffered from debilitating anxiety, was battling an eating disorder, and had just had her heart broken. Not only that, but she had so little life experience that she had never eaten rice or been on a bus.

She’d hoped leaving everything behind would help her find and heal herself, but instead Lauren's travels were full of bad luck and near-death experiences. She was scammed and assaulted; lost teeth and swallowed a cockroach. She fell into leech-infested rice paddies, was caught up in a tsunami, had the brakes of her motorbike fail, and experienced a very unhappy ending in Thailand. It was just as she was about to give up on travel when she stumbled across a handsome New Zealander with a love of challenges...

How Not to Travel The World is about following your dreams, no matter how many curveballs life throws at you. It’s about learning to get out of your comfort zone, finding the humour in messed up situations, and falling in love with life on the road.

Length: 321 pages

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'A female version of An Idiot Abroad' Adventure Travel

About the Author

Lauren Juliff is a full-time traveller, professional travel blogger and freelance writer. As well as running Never Ending Footsteps, she also writes for About.com and Hipmunk and has been featured in Cosmopolitan and on BBC Local radio. Lauren has visited over 50 countries across five continents and is still searching for a place to call home.

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File Size: 570 KB
Print Length: 321 pages
Publication Date: August 13, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B0116TQDG8
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Lending: Enabled
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,298 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #717 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Travelers & Explorers
- #971 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel
- #1275 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs > Memoirs

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Kory Gott

If You Love Travel Memoirs, This is For You

January 28, 2016

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I've been reading a lot of travel memoirs lately, and Juliff's debut is well-composed, interesting, and somewhat humorous as she recounts her horrifying travel experiences. Afraid of nearly everything, and having never even eaten rice or eggs, Juliff decides that she will face her fear of the world--of certain death--by traveling. Descriptive accounts of her escapades make me long to reach for my passport, while at the same time they make me shudder because I am often subject to catastrophe. (Although, knock on wood, I've been able to laugh off my travel disasters because I know that I must be flexible and roll with the surprises that aren't always so fun, but they DO make for excellent stories.) And that's precisely what Juliff does with this breakout memoir of her adventures: she tells of her misadventures in a way that any seasoned backpacker can look at and chuckle because we can relate. Different from most travel memoirs, but in a good way! I'm also happy to know that Juliff is still adventuring and blogging, always pushing herself to try things that just may lead to her impending doom...even if it's just eating some unique food from a street vendor.

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Alex

Amazing and Inspirational Book

September 3, 2015

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I found this book to be an absolutely amazing book. As someone who suffers from anxiety, although not nearly as intense, and wants to travel this book is a great inspiration to get out there and conquer my fears. The simple yet descriptive story telling kept things on an accessible level that had me reading from the start.

I actually picked this book up after looking on whatsdavedoing.com, a blog that Dave, one of the characters runs. I bought it on complete impulse and was quite happy I did. I powered through it in under a week, it was hard to put down!

The crazy things that happened in this book are all learning experiences and I hope to have a couple when i'm done. I have seen some people complain that this book is only for 20 somethings that don't have any responsibilities. I think those people are just jealous that they never took the first step to having an exciting life and settled and are taking it out on the poor author.

Also, this book is for 20 somethings. Its kind of who it was written for, its weird to hear a complaint for a books audience. That'd be like me, a computer scientist, picking up a book on medicine and complaining that this book will only interest medical professionals. Well duh, that's what it was written for!

Overall I thought this book was amazing and incredibly inspirational for anyone who is trying to get over their anxiety or just wants to expand their horizons and travel the world. Thanks for writing the book Ms. Juliff.

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Colleen O'Leary

Great read!

February 9, 2018

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I just finished reading and was sad to have the book end! As someone who suffers from anxiety myself, it was very inspiring to hear about how Lauren managed to overcome her fears and panic attacks to do all of the traveling and new things she was afraid of. I was hooked for the entire book and really enjoyed hearing about all of the ups and downs along the way.

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BayaJack

All the Juicy stories of mishap whilst traveling

November 6, 2015

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The writing was well done and the first few sentences captured my attention. Solo Travel and just travel in general is of interest to me but not only the places, instead I love listening the stories and there were a good number of them in this book. I do recommend it as a good read, but beware it is not a "travel book" in the sense that it is not going to give pointers on travel - it's just the juicy, cringe-worthy, mishap stories that keep you shaking your head whilst reading.

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Jan Butterfield

Well, good for her.

September 4, 2016

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Pretty impressive to step so far out of one's comfort zone and face the very real perils of traveling in complicated parts of the world. If nothing else, one has to admire the author's perseverance, and I'm pleased she's able to make a living and keep on traveling. Perhaps there will be a book two. That would be most welcome.

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Witty Yet Thoughtful Adventure Tale

January 13, 2016

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Lauren's writing style is witty and flows well. Her adventures are especially encouraging to those who might be fearful to travel. I would have liked to see more exploration of her home life before she traveled. Overall a solid entry into the solo female travel category and one that I recommend. It is a fast read and I couldn't put it down! What is most refreshing about Lauren is her vulnerability and her refusal to sell-out and become like most other travel bloggers. She has a great future as a writer and I look forward to more books!

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Barb H.

I am glad I did but it took a great deal of ...

September 2, 2016

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This is a difficult review for me. I felt Lauren spent an inordinate amount of time on her lack of confidence in herself, so that once traveling became a bit easier, as the reader, I wasn't sure I even wanted to continue. I am glad I did but it took a great deal of inward push for me to do so.

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Eric Stalker

Funny combination of misadventures

May 3, 2016

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This book is very funny and will make you laugh out loud. A great combination of stories that Lauren will be okay if you laugh at, even though it's at her and her bad fortune. She did an amazing job overcoming her anxiety and exploring the world regardless. Can't wait to read more of her adventures.

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Most recent customer reviews

shir brodi

Amazing

this book was incredibly funny, well composed and fasinating. I enjoyed every minute of it. It is definitely a must-have!!!

Published 25 days ago

Kelly Donovan

Lauren is a wonderful storyteller and I really enjoyed this book about her ...

I have followed Lauren's blog for some time and was excited to read her book. Lauren is a wonderful storyteller and I really enjoyed this book about her adventures.

Published 1 month ago

Gene Q.

No more

This is the last book? i will read about a single woman traveling around the world.Got tired of the drinking ,drugs,sex stuff and how great the scenery was described a little over...Read more

Published 6 months ago

Shelby Buescher

Great, Easy Read

Easy read, but very entertaining! I love Lauren's spin on traveling the world and her blog is also fantastic to follow. Highly recommend this read!

Published 9 months ago

Good Read

Eat Pray Love, meets Bridget Jones, meets Lizzy Mcguire.

If you have anxiety , must read... or not LOL

Published 10 months ago

emily sears

It's a easy read to kill time...

It's an alright book. A sweet story of a girl finding herself while traveling. Easy to pickup and read and visit again 2 weeks later when you are killing time somewhere

Published 11 months ago

Erica

Really Fun Read!

I travel a lot, but no where yet that I can't find people that speak English. I really had a great time reading this & realize I could probably take more chances and still survive!

Published 12 months ago

Casey Hough

Amazing

It was very well written and I couldn't put it down. Read it all in one night. It really helped me see that I am not alone.Read more

Published 1 year ago

Carla M

Enjoyable read

I really enjoyed this book. I am so sad that I finished it. I am a 40 something who loves to travel. This book is motivating me to travel out of my comfort zone.

Published 1 year ago

MommyfromMontana

Disappointing collection of moments of bad luck told without humor or insight.

I really wanted to like this book. The author has had some great life experiences to draw from and I was interested in seeing how her mishaps turned out.Read more

Published 1 year ago

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