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In 2001 the author left behind the grey skies of England and a job where she perpetually clock-watched, to join the army of backpackers circumventing the globe. On her way she discovered many different cultures and environments. This book is an informal guide to the culture and reality of backpacking based on personal experience and knowledge picked up from travellers across the world. Thinking about who to go with, and where to go? Should you join a tour, travel with friends, or go it alone? And when you have decided to go, just what should you expect when you arrive? Learn about what not to do when getting a massage from a Cambodian prostitute and how to sniff out koalas in the Australian outback. Find out why westerners can't be hairdressers in Thailand and why women aren't allowed to eat sheep heads in South Africa. Cram packed with advice on subjects that guidebooks often forget to mention, this book will help you find the way to your own adventure.
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Ingrid Marson was born in Dulwich, London in 1978 and spent her formative years in Croydon. After graduating from university she worked in a number of sensible jobs for large companies. Finding that the corporate lifestyle was not all it was cracked up to be, she decided to escape. In 2001 she left England on a journey that would take her to Europe, Africa and Asia. During this time she visited many interesting places, observing the habits of travellers world-wide. Ingrid has now returned to live in London and works as a journalist.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Entertaining and enlightening,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Rules of Backpacking (Paperback)
Really enjoyed this informal guide - wish it had been available before I went travelling. It covers all the little things that no-one tells you about, and has lots of entertaining anecdotes that make you feel better about the trials and tribulations of travelling on a budget. I really liked the down to earth style and complete lack of "travellers snobbery" - the book gives equal weight to both the pros and the cons of backpacking - I think this makes it a great book for the ordinary person, not just the backpacking junkie. The writing style is light and chatty making the book an easy read. The chapter arrangements mean you can dip in and out, which is another plus. Highly recommended.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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You are how you backpack......,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Rules of Backpacking (Paperback)
This book comes across as a luxuriously detailed account of the author's personal experiences of her travels, told exactly how she perceived them, complete with odd encounters and chances that, when taken, turned into some pretty gripping tales! A definite personality jumped out of the pages, as if I was literally reading a personal diary.Two aspects of this book especially appealed to me. Firstly, the author's determination to approach situations in different ways to run of the mill expectations, for example, the idea that it is harder to appreciate new things if you have a thumping hangover or a bad night's sleep caused by other people before they get their thumping hangovers, comes across as normal rather than an uptight point of view to be ashamed of. Secondly, particularly during the first half of the book, you are served a healthy helping of practical details about precise aspects of a trip, such as the downfalls of takinga a pair of jeans on your travels, all of which you feel you need to know but previously have not been able to find in one place. I would have liked to have found out more about how she felt while backpacking, as well as the everyday hows and wheres, for example, although she briefly talks about meeting people and loneliness, there is little about how she feels on entering a strange new place. I also found that there were certain areas that were touched upon and not explored further, such as in the chapter on saving money where some interesting ideas were mentioned and not elaborated upon. Still, these ideas have in many instances left me wondering how to find out more which may have been a purpose of the book - to provide a combination of down to earth advice along with bigger, more abstract ideas that call for more exploration. That, alongside it being an incredibly entertaining and expressive read in itself.
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