Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.202
EAN: 9781566918282
ISBN: 1566918286
Label: Avalon Travel Publishing
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 620
Publication Date: 2007-09-28
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Studio: Avalon Travel Publishing

Customer Rating:
Summary: Essential for any library catering to travelers and wannabe adventurers
Comment: The 4th updated edition of THE PRACTICAL NOMAD: HOW TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD comes from a former travel agent and veteran travel writer who offers the 'bible' of world travel. From choosing destinations and travel companions to getting the time and money for extended world roaming, understanding border crossings and entry requirements, and using print and online travel resources, this provides a set of first-hand and professional recommendations key to any successful nomadic adventure and essential for any library catering to travelers and wannabe adventurers.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good how-to guide, but incomplete, does not list benefits and reasons
Comment: This book though, only gets into a few reasons for exploring the world, describing only a few benefits that are at the tip of the iceberg. The rest if mostly a how-to guide that covers some practical aspects of it. So far, there hasn't been a book that addresses all the deep real life reasons for living overseas. In short, it talks only about the HOW of expatriation, not the WHY. And shouldn't the WHY be dealt with first? That's what all these authors seem to be missing, except for me. Perhaps the "WHY" reasons are taboo?

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Thanks for reading this review.

Sincerely,
Winston

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Customer Rating:
Summary: waaaaaayyyy too much information
Comment: This book is exhaustive to the point of being exhausting - and as such isn't really useful for anyone who's traveled at least once overseas. The book is divided into sections on choosing destinations, surface transportation (100 pages!), air transportion (140 pages!), travel docs, safety and health, baggage, practicalities, the bottom line, and resources. Some of the information was useful - such on how to take advantage of open jaw airline tickets - but so much of it is a rehash of what every traveler knows. I mean, I didn't need to pay $22 to learn that I should use a credit card when making travel plans.

For the novice - anyone else, pass on this one.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Resource for Around the World Travel
Comment: My husband and I are currently traveling through Asia and used Edward Hasbrouck's book in preparation for our trip. It is a comprehensive book, that explores every aspect of around the world travel. He covers everything you need to know and more, from preparation of paperwork to interacting with people along the way. He is a expert in this field -- one of the best, and he generously shares his knowledge in this book. Travelers are fortunate to have such expertise in their hands, what it would take years for an individual to acquire is shared here. His compilation of fact and opinion is well-balanced. He also includes an excellent resource section, with many books and websites for further research. Starting your research with this book will save you a lot of time and effort -- it's all right here.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Practical Planning Book For Long-Term Travel
Comment:
I am planning a year-long, around-the-world trip, and The Practical Nomad is by far the most useful of the many books I have read.

The book is not for casual readers who are looking for the next A Year in Provence. The book is dense and fact-filled, a result of the author's twenty years of experience as a round-the-world travel consultant. The section on airline ticket pricing is as challenging as any text I read in law school -- and more rewarding. _Every_ travel topic is covered.

Several of the Amazon reviews complain about the author's politics. Even though I disagree with almost all of the author's political opinions, his views add color and coherence to the book; they are candidly disclosed and never intrusive.

This is a book about long-term travel by a factual pack rat who has done it himself and has helped thousands of others take their dream trip. If you plan to engage in independent travel for more than one month, you should certainly buy this book.

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