San Sombrèro - Le Pays des Carnavals, des Cocktails et des Putschs

Jetlag Travel Guides #3

by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch

Riding on the heels of the hilarious send-ups Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry and Phaic Tăn: Sunstroke on a Shoestring, comes San Sombrero. The people of San Sombrero are an outgoing, talkative, and sociable bunch, which perhaps explains why so few have succeeded as spies. Laughing comes naturally to them, and it's not unusual to see large groups of people doubled over with laughter, even in court or during a funeral. Often described as "the Venice of Central America" (due to the fact that many of its coastal cities are sinking), the sun-baked island of San Sombrero offers something for everyone, be they music lover, eco-tourist, history buff, or UN Human Rights Commissioner. From the frenetic nightlife of its capital Cucaracha City to the guaranteed solitude of a west coast beach during sea-snake season, there's simply so much to see and do in this undiscovered tropical jewel.

Genres: Humor, Travel, Fiction, Comedy, Satire

199 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Santo Luigi Cilauro is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of The D-Generation. Known as the weatherman in Frontline, he is also an author and former radio presenter on Triple M, and achieved worldwide fame with the viral video Elektronik Supersonik.

Reviews

[Joshi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 3 of 3 from the Jetlag travel guide 'trilogy'. And quite honestly, it's a good thing that they stopped with this one. The humor was indeed getting a bit repetitive by now and the only reason why I'm not detracting anything for that (other than still enjoying it) is that the books are not dependent on each other, as such I'm judging every one on it's own.

For me this is the best of the three, whether that is due to the perfect balance of 'Molvania's length and 'Phaic Tan's additions or just due to enjoying the area more I don't know. Fact is, I definitely laughed the most while reading this

The easiest way to find out if you should read this book is whether or not you enjoyed either of the previous two books. This is more of the same but presented in such a different way that it still feels fresh.

Otherwise, if you are not adverse to lots of dark humor and a book that reads like a travel guide (and it still takes itself very seriously. All the absurdities are presented to you in a very professional manner), you're probably going to enjoy this.

I'd definitely read all three again

[Leonard Pierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third in the ever-entertaining "Jetlag" travel book parody series. By this point, the joke is getting a tad thin, and while there's still plenty of laughs, a lot of the material seems awfully familiar, but they're compensating by adding a bunch of jazzy new features like web content and a flashy lad-mag parody supplement in the back.

[Richard Tremblay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un des livres les plus hilarants que j'ai lu et relu, et les deux autres de la série sont du même niveau.

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really helpful on my vacation there.

[Michel Bruneau · Rating 5 out of 5]

The bookshelves of readers with eclectic tastes must include clever humor books - life would be too boringly serious otherwise. The Jetlag travel guides look so deceptively real that the person in the airplane seat next to you will wonder why he/she has never heard of Phaic Tan or San Sombrero. Of better quality and layout than many actual travel books, these spoof guides display a solid tongue-in-cheek British-like humor that doesn’t fail those who like this kind of dry matter-of-fact humor. Low-key subtle remarks, vivid imagination, brilliant analogies, quality graphics; scarily too real.

[Mandy Busby · Rating 5 out of 5]

When you are finished your visit to Molvania get your beach gear on and come over to San Sombrero...if you can find it on a map you can stay forever!! It is a funny bit of gear. If you like travel, travel books and the in's and out's of different cultures and countries...get on board but be warned a spare pair of pants is required!

[Matevz Hrovat · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most hillarious books I've ever read, hands down. It effectively summarizes all the Latin American cliches and puts them in a tour-de-force across San Sombrero. Once you read it, you'll want to visit it.

[Martin Witchard]

The guys who produced The Late Show have produced a series of 'travel' books for several fictitious countries including this one. If you liked the humour of Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro and Tom Gleisner from television then you'll enjoy this read.

[Adrian Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic book from the Jetlag books series of spoof travel guides. Just as funny and ridiculous as the previous two. Loved it!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd like to read others from this group. Very funny.

[Tom Zilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but not as funny as Phaic Tan

[Skyring · Rating 4 out of 5]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13829686

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super funny