Brian Thacker crafts humorous and insightful narratives from his extensive travel experiences. His works, often born from personal adventures and encounters with diverse cultures, are characterized by sharp observation and witty commentary. Thacker's style is accessible and entertaining, allowing readers to experience exotic locales and unusual situations from afar. His books offer a unique perspective on the world through the eyes of a seasoned globetrotter.
This title explores the phenomenon of couch surfing, examining the motivations behind offering one's couch to strangers and the trust involved in this unique travel experience.
Brian Thacker confesses all as he reveals the best (and worst) of 20 trips as a tour leader around Europe. He tells how he fed passengers horse meat spag bol, hamburgers made from breakfast cereal and roosters' testicles; how he left a passenger standing by the side of a motorway in France for 3 hours in his underwear clutching a purple toothbrush and how, along the way, he lost his driver, his cook, his bus, ten brightly coloured canal bikes, a large church and eventually his patience.
Trackliste: 1. Die Idee klang genial, 2. Chile: Meine Couch stellt sich tot, 3. äRegeln und Einschränkungen: Sei nett!ä, 4. Ein richtiges Familienfest, 5. Brasilien: äIch bin die coolste carioca in Rioä, 6. Mariana strahlte: äEinkaufenä, 7. Himmelhoch jauchzend und zu Tode betrübt, 8. Island: äScheisse, ist das kalt!ä, 9. Der Gestank von faulen Eiern, 10. Auf der Suche nach isländischen Schönheitsgöttinnen, 11. Ranziger Hai und andere Leckereien, 12. Kenia: Willkommen in Nairobbery!, 13. Die Couch in der Hütte, 14. Zwischen Giraffen und Zebras, 15. Philippinen: Malate, das Künstlerviertel von Manila, 16. Gefährliche Karaoke, 17. Ich habe keine Couch. Ist das schlimm?, 18. Die Traum-Couch: 10 von 10 Punkten, 19. Ein Absacker zum Abschied.