Women travel for myriad reasons: They venture out to escape the routine of daily existence; to encounter fascinating new people and places; to enrich their lives; to embrace new cultures; to explore… . But sometimes none of this works out.

This expanded edition of The Unsavvy Traveler adds three new tales of tangled travel to the humorous collection that debuted in 2001. Braving injury and danger, conflict and discomfort, naïve faux pas and mistranslations, these women discover that an unexpected kink in plans can lead to wacky situations: being chased by an itinerant mob in Beijing; trying to outrun a rising river in Malaysia; eating unidentifiable delicacies; and sleeping on a fast-food restaurant booth, on hard jungle ground, or on a swaying fishing schooner.

With wry humor and unabashed honesty, these stories convey the unbreakable spirit of the willing adventurer.

"Everyone loves a good travel story, and this compilation presents a selection of excellent ones. In each, a woman tells about something that went wrong on a trip, but, of course, all the recollections are underscored by the implied sense that it's all part of the adventure of travel… . great armchair reading." —Booklist

"Brainy, exotic, fearless, and funny, The Unsavvy Traveler is the perfect adventure companion (especially when exploring from your sofa at home, where it's safe)." —Cameron Tuttle, author of The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want

"A collection of extraordinary, eye-popping adventures form women who step across the safe boundaries of familiarity. Their stories are full of wit and mystery, frightening naiveté and resilience, the constant discovery of all things unpredictable. It is a journey well taken for the reader." —Colleen J. McElroy, author of Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storyteller of MadagascarI

"This amusing collection is like the road: It goes everywhere and there is no telling what's along the way." —Andrei Codrescu, author of Ay, Cuba!: A Socio-Ecrotic Journey

"The Unsavvy Traveler includes hilarious stories of trips gone horribly wrong. The entertaining travel essays vividly describe experiences that are both horrendous and humorous, including getting lost in the jungle, being chased by a bear, and being questioned by the police on the suspicion of taking photos of a nude man sunbathing." —Library Journal