- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications (1 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 186450062X
- ISBN-13: 978-1864500622
- Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 876,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lonely Planet have a reputation for savvy writers--travellers who get the real story on the places they visit, who don't take payments from hotel bosses and travel bureaux, who go to superhuman lengths to find the authentic experience. But even they occasionally get lost, ill or simply stopped in their tracks. Drawing on the wealth of these writers, Lonely Planet Unpacked is a collection of real-life travellers' tales from hell.
Lonely Planet writers travel further and faster than most and they don't give up when the going gets tough. In "Three spies in a diamond tub" Suzanne Possehl is trailed then arrested in Mirny, a remote Siberian city. Andrew Draffen agrees to undergo a grim local cure to remove a parasite in Rio. Admirably, the contributors rarely complain, instead turning sour experience into illuminating prose.
Most interesting is the glimpse these tales offer into the life of the Lonely Planet travel writer. Alone in Vietnam, Daniel Robinson is less concerned for his own safety than for the safety of his voluminous notes for the first edition of a travel guide, which represented "many weeks of 16-hour days." Pat Yale writes about physical and emotional pain of fleeting love on the road. If you crave the glamour of the travel writer's life, think again. --Tamsin Todd
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Lonely Planet founder, Tony Wheeler, joins other authors in a collection of travel disaster stories. Mishaps include a rampaging elephant in Sri Lanka and a drunken shoot-out in Tibet.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
The guide books are great but this was disappointing!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Unpacked: An Anthology of Lonely Planet Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys) (Paperback)
I thought this would be an excellent read based on the premise that the travel writers had their fair share of adventures and good experience writing up their stories. Sadly the stories had huge potential but nearly all the stories lacked a good finish. While the tales were short they were not very engaging and failed to finish with sharpness or surprises. I have read several books by Greg Child who specialises in Mountaineering stories and for me, he epitomises what excellent short (adventure) story writing is all about.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
not the best,
By sasnach@irishmail.net (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Unpacked: An Anthology of Lonely Planet Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys) (Paperback)
When I saw this book, it was next to a 'lonely planet unpacked two'. Thinking that if they had a sequel, then it can't be that bad, I made the purchase. Alas, I was disappointed.Some of the stories range from a guy in a wheelchair who can't get in the door of a house in Italy to a guy who puts cambodian whiskey into his motorbike after he runs out of petrol. Much amusement. Not.
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2.4 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointing,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unpacked: An Anthology of Lonely Planet Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys) (Paperback)
Despite the promising title and concept the book is very dissapointing, bland and boring. It is hard to believe that Lonely Planet authors did not have more engaging stories to tell. I think Lonely Planet has lost its edge trying to be all things to all travellers. I mean who needs $300 a night hotel listings in the "backpackers' bible"? Most of the stories in this collection are tame and uninspiring. If you are looking for "disaster" travel stories, check out the collection of twisted travel writing Fortune Hotel (ed. Sarah Champion) available through Amazon's UK website. That is a fantastic book!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Intruiging travel; good stories,
By Arion Potts - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unpacked: An Anthology of Lonely Planet Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys) (Paperback)
While travel "disasters" may be a stretch of things, this is still a good collection of stories. This book accomplishes what any travel anthology ought to: it intrigues and interests the reader, making one want to travel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
surprisingly disappointing,
By Patricia "Some people say I’m easily di... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unpacked: An Anthology of Lonely Planet Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys) (Paperback)
I sure was expecting more from a Lonely Planet publication. As other reviewers wrote--most of these stories were boring and not well written. I gave it one shining star for the story by Ryan Ver Berkmoes! He wrote an interesting story with a few snide remarks scattered thru-out. His was the only story, really, fun to read.
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