You and Your Backpack: The Secrets of How to Travel the World; Advice, Tips and Tricks for Travelers

Over the years, I have made about every travel mistake possible. I have been mugged at gunpoint, stranded penniless, lost, hospitalised, drugged and a little bit kidnapped. I have consistently been in the wrong place at the wrong time, surviving through political coups, hurricanes, flash floods and pretty much everything in between. Be smarter than me. Think of this book as a guidebook to everywhere. It's packed full of travel tips and tricks; from budgeting to bribery, health to homesickness and, most importantly, how you can stay safe, not scared. Every lesson in this book is a piece of advice that I've found out the hard way, and one that you can learn without doing the legwork.Prep right, travel smart, stay safe. You can do it, and you can do it alone, after all, the planet doesn't have to be lonely...