In 1968, Tom Brosnahan wrote the first budget guidebook to Turkey as a Peace Corps project. Instead of completing work on a Ph.D. in History, he turned to travel writing and authored dozens of best-selling guidebooks for Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Berlitz. In 2000 he described it all in his humorous travel memoir, "Turkey: Bright Sun, Strong Tea" (2005).

In 2000 he transitioned to the Web, where his websites guided millions of travelers from 230+ countries.

In 2016, standing in Istanbul's Sultan Ahmet Square, he remembered how it looked in 1968 during the hippy era. Characters appeared in his imagination, he wrote down their antics, and within a week he had 30,000 words of a humorous novel: "Istanbul Love Bus" (2018).

"Paris Girls Secret Soc ...more

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Alexandros is out!

My latest novel, "Alexandros - the island" is out as an ebook, paperback & hardcover on Amazon.com:

"1968. An Aegean island known for its pagan Sanctuary of the Great Goddess, where pilgrims came in ancient times to endure a sacred ritual, accompanied by a psychotropic beverage, that promised eternal life....

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Average rating: 3.88 · 193 ratings · 25 reviews · 69 distinct works

	Turkey - Bright Sun, Strong Tea: On the Road with a Travel Writer 3.93 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turkey: Travel Survival Kit by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Lonely Planet (Manufactured by), Pat Yale 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Central America by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Carolyn Hubbard, Barbara Reioux 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turkish Phrasebook by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Jim Masters, Perihan Masters 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Istanbul by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Lonely Planet 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit: Guatemala Belize and Yucatan La Ruta Maya by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Lonely Planet 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Travel Words - Turkish: The 100 Most Useful Travel Words in Turkish 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turkey: a Lonely Planet Travel Atlas by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Lonely Planet 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mediterranean Europe by Tom Brosnahan (Goodreads Author), Steve Fallon, Lonely Planet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Girls Secret Society 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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