This is a very US-centric "dummies" guide[*] which seems primarily aimed at rookie travellers. There isn't much of substance for the seasoned international traveller. This is the kind of book that may be worthwhile as a summarized "reminder", if you can get it for a couple of bucks or less in a "dollar shop", like I did. There may be slight inaccuracies or out-of-date information in the book, but other than that, a quick sift through its pages can't really do anyone any harm as such. It's still really just a crude starter guide for beginners, though.

[*] NB not an official "...for Dummies" book, far from it, as far as quantity, quality and substance are concerned!

Released on Friday, November 19, 2004 at about 4:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Brentwood mall in Burnaby, British Columbia Canada.

RELEASE NOTES:

On pillar outside Flight Centre/Radio Shack

Walking in the shopping mall, I catch a glance of this book twoce, when finally i got tired of following my girlfriend to every shoe store i went back and picked it up, sat in a bench and read the whole thing, I love the concept of "book releasing"
and YES! I will start doing the same thing!
The book is a very basic view of some already known facts, but a very good reminder of these already known and often ignored facts
As an old backpacker myself I found it quite "soft" on its approach to traveling.


CAUGHT IN BURNABY BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA