From Here to Anywhere: 16 days, 16 countries, 16 budget flights: The story of one cheapskate and zero frills

by Jason Smart

The rule is simple: Jason Smart must travel on the cheapest flight of the day. The only proviso is that each new destination must be to a different country. From Here to Anywhere takes him on a madcap adventure through 16 European nations in just sixteen days.

Along the way, he visits a place called Moss in Norway and sees the ‘most depressing street in Europe’ in Belgium. He wanders through a Syrian refugee camp in Belgrade, crosses a UN-protected border in Cyprus, smashes a bottle of beer in a Hungarian church and drinks some Guinness in Dublin, all the while battling airport queues, cheap coffee and his fellow passengers.

Jason Smart is the published author of nine other travel books:

The Red Quest
Flashpacking through Africa
The Balkan Odyssey
Temples, Tuk-tuks and Fried Fish Lips
Panama City to Rio de Janeiro
Bite Size Travel in North America
Rapid Fire Europe
Meeting the Middle East

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

264 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2016

About the author

I am a travel writer living in the Middle East with my wife.
I love travel and have been to over 100 countries across 6 continents.
In my spare time, I play bass in a rock band.
Please feel free to ask me any questions about travel or my books.

Reviews

[David Gresty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable and well written.

Funny, informative, interesting and really gets you in the mood for travelling. I'm looking forward to checking out his other books.

[Pankaj Vyas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've got the travel bug now having read this travel log book

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written travelogue with interesting and unusual destinations, a seriously easy good read, and inspiring my itchy feet!

[Avid Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read, by a travel writer who isn't quite as good as Tony Hawks. Read on a plane and then throw it away.

[Evangeline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Purchased and read whilst travelling in Europe myself, I thought the concept was interesting, but where it ultimately fell down was in that the destinations were either too dull to care about, or deserved longer than a day's visit. And the 'cheapskate' angle didn't really work when the writer wasn't also scrimping on hotels, taxis, etc.

[Geet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've got the travel bug now having read this travel log book