The first three books in the bestselling travel adventure series from Adam Fletcher. "Armchair escapism that you’ll gobble up in one sitting." - The IndependentIs it a good idea to pose as a scientist to sneak into Chernobyl? Join a mass dance in North Korea without knowing the steps? Enter a blizzard in China armed with just a pack of biscuits? Hike into a bubbling Indonesian volcano to meet the people with the worst job in the world? Travel thousands of kilometres with a beautiful stranger you just met in a bar, to race a tuk-tuk through India?No, probably not…Adam Fletcher did it anyway. These hilarious stories are what happened next. A boxset that will catapult you to some of the strangest places on earth.Ready to join the trip of a lifetime?WHAT AMAZON READERS ARE ★★★★★ 'I think if the author changed his name to Bill Bryson people would call these books a masterpiece.'★★★★★ 'A great read, funny, honest, self deprecating, and made me want to travel more.'★★★★★ 'I loved this book. It was a mixture of sadness, comedy and self torment.'★★★★★ 'I laughed out loud throughout the entire book. Do yourself a favor and buy it!'★★★★★ 'Seriously funny, engaging and even a little educational. I can't recommend this book (and series) enough.'★★★★★ 'A travel book that makes you feel like you on the journey too.'★★★★★ 'I've loved this series. These 3 books have been funny, interesting and entertaining.'BOOK DESCRIPTIONS (abbreviated):① Don't Go one man’s quest to lose himself and find everyone else in the world’s strangest placesAdam visits ten of the strangest places on earth. He’ll enter a blizzard in China armed with only a pack of biscuits; ponder the apocalypse in Chernobyl; be chased by the Croatian police on his way to Liberland (the world’s newest country); stalk the Sheriff of Transnistria (its most corrupt); and come face-to-face with two (dead) dictators in North Korea (its most dystopian), and much more.② Don't Come Back (Winner of the Writer's Digest Memoir of the Year Award): a funny travel adventure of bad-tempered baboons, black magic, and breakupsCatapulted through the wilds of South Africa, Cuba and Indonesia, Adam must fight an angry baboon armed with just a sock; hike into an active volcano to meet people with the worst job in the world; have coffee and biscuits with a stranger’s dead grandma; go on a double-date with a very flirtatious princess; stare down hungry Komodo dragons; is rushed to hospital by emergency speedboat; and discover why it’s a really bad idea to become a gold digger in Papua New Guinea.A lot of strange things are about to happen to him. He's not ready for any of them…③ Tuk-Tuk for two strangers, one unforgettable race through India in a tuk-tuk named Winnie“The race.” She said. “India. Were you serious...?”About racing a tuk-tuk one thousand kilometres through India with a woman I’d just met? No, I wasn’t serious.“There’s a fifty percent chance we’ll die.
Adam Fletcher is a 38 year old bald Englishman living in Berlin, Germany. When not shamelessly selling his life in story form, he spends his days eating chocolate and napping. He's a particularly good napper.
He's the author of eight traditionally published books, including three Spiegel bestsellers, and has sold more than 350k copies combined, not all of which were to his mother, he hopes. She no longer lets him in her garage. Adam specialises in taking you, from the comfort of your favourite armchair, to the strangest countries and places in the world with his popular Weird Travel series.
The author grapples with the anguish of travel and the accompanying joy of self-discovery. On occasion, he reminds me of John Kennedy Toole. Just somewhat more angst. Worth the time.