Adventure travel in the third world : everything you need to know to survive in remote and hostile destinations

Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin have years of experience leading travelers deep into the wildest cities and most rugged backcountry of the Third World. In this book, they help you recognize and minimize the many risks that come with venturing way off the beaten path so that you can come home with stories the average tourist will never be able to tell. The authors' hard-earned secrets for staying healthy and happy in remote and dangerous places include researching your destination the right way before you depart; arriving in your host country safely and with all your gear intact; acquiring guides for forbidden travels without getting rebuffed or shot; bribing and smuggling as last-ditch survival tools; dealing with the many and varied temptations of city and nightlife; being safe and self-sufficient while journeying deep in the bush; and much more. Do You Have the Urge to Travel to places where "tourists don't go"? Where an American Express card is a curiosity and a first-aid kit a luxury? Where you might rely on the latest and greatest in adventure gear, only to find that the locals wear nothing but a loincloth and a smile? If this sounds like your idea of a great time, then you've found the right book. Authors Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin have logged thousands of miles overseas and have years of experience leading travelers deep into the wildest cities and most rugged backcountry of the Third World. In this book, they help you recognize and minimize the many risks that come with venturing way, way off the beaten path so that you can come home with stories the average tourist will never be able to tell. So get your affairs in order and have cash in hand, because you are about to enter the exhilarating, addictive world of adventure travel in the Third World

designed To Be A Quick-read Survival Guide For First-time Overseas Adventurers, This Book Takes Readers From The Planning And Risk Assessment Stage, Deep Into The Wildest Cities And Most Rugged Backcountry Of The Third World, And Back Home Again. Randall And Perrin (who Possess Years Of Travel Experience In Remote And Hostile Locations Where Tourists Don't Go) Offer Advice For Staying Healthy, Happy, Comfortable, And Recognizing And Minimizing Risks. Topics Includes Arriving With All Your Gear Intact, Acquiring Local Guides Safely, Bribing And Smuggling For Last-ditch Survival, Temptations Of City And Nightlife, Wilderness First Aid And Survival, And Post-trip Health Concerns. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or