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The World Is My Oyster
The author finds a loophole in the Tijuana border wall, gets in trouble with the Russian Mafia in Moscow and learns how to build a house in a Brazilian favela.
He survives food poisoning in Cairo, goes celebrity hunting in L.A. and ends up in a Berlin emergency room with a severe head wound.
He samples 'Jewish penicillin' in New Jersey, learns that a spliff is part of breakfast in Jamaica and reenacts the fireplace scene of 'The Name of the Rose' in a German monastery.
"A fun look at the world."
"Want to go to exotic places? Read this first!"
"Full of funny encounters with real people from around the globe."
(Reviews on Amazon)
The travelogues in this book were commissioned by German NPR and broadcast on the radio. The author adapted the manuscripts to a literary format and added photos.
He survives food poisoning in Cairo, goes celebrity hunting in L.A. and ends up in a Berlin emergency room with a severe head wound.
He samples 'Jewish penicillin' in New Jersey, learns that a spliff is part of breakfast in Jamaica and reenacts the fireplace scene of 'The Name of the Rose' in a German monastery.
"A fun look at the world."
"Want to go to exotic places? Read this first!"
"Full of funny encounters with real people from around the globe."
(Reviews on Amazon)
The travelogues in this book were commissioned by German NPR and broadcast on the radio. The author adapted the manuscripts to a literary format and added photos.
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 28, 2020
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August 1, 2022
Interesting
A fun and interesting read. Prefect short stories that give a unique look into life that most don't look into.
A fun and interesting read. Prefect short stories that give a unique look into life that most don't look into.
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