{"product_id":"best-and-worst-travels-ramon-carver-9780595424535","title":"Best and Worst Travels: (An Anecdotal Exploration by an Upper Middle Class Adventurer, Traveling to Old and New Worlds, Desiring Comfort, Safe","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarver writes in a style not unlike Bill Bryson, candidly regaling readers with tales of his worst experiences (\"Some of the worst were worse than others.\") as well as the best: \"I enjoyed a great Abercrombie \u0026amp; Kent trip to China because it was a great adventure, a great itinerary, a great tour group with a great tour director, great hotels (except for a noisy Sheraton in Guilin), great weather, and great tour management. Seven greats out of seven ain't bad.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe says, \"Great expectations when traveling are usually the source of my greatest disappointments  I'm like the guy in a New Yorker cartoon studying a brochure telling his travel agent: 'I am so looking forward to this. I can't wait to be disappointed.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe writes \"How to Survive Disasters like Theft, Accidents, etc.,\" and at the risk of seeming disingenuously obvious, he provides an exhaustive list covering every possible thing that can go wrong (Getting Sick, Getting Killed, Getting Lost, etc.), offering suggestions for solving dilemmas. He concludes with \"Did I fail to mention Getting Bored to Death.\"\u003c\/p\u003e He describes trips with Yale Exes and travels to Italy, China, and Romania where he taught English with Global Volunteers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramon Carver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595424538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595424535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Ramon Carver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420217364735,"sku":"9780595424535","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_722c7f6d-e317-4ee8-a804-75da7c4a880b.jpg?v=1734633979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/best-and-worst-travels-ramon-carver-9780595424535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}