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An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Posts Tagged «Edward Hasbrouck»

Aug 25 2008

The Practical Nomad

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction

Back in 2002, while traveling to New Orleans for my father’s funeral, I first read The Practical Nomad by Edward Hasbrouck. Subtitled "how to travel around the world", this is The definitive guide to long term international travel. Hasbrouck, a San Francisco travel agent and highly experienced world traveler covers absolutely everything you need to know to travel around the world for six months to a year or more. One of Hasbrouck’s major themes is the educational benefit of international travel, and while the book is plump full of specific advice for all matter of travel details, it also talks a great deal about the First, Second, Third and Fourth "Worlds" and about the global North and South. Anyone not already well familiar with these concepts would do well to read this book even if they are not planning or hoping to someday plan a long international journey.