ðɪs ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌv wˈɜːkɪŋ ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪnðə sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst blˈɑːk, ænd ðə stˈʌdi ʌv hʌŋɡˈɛɹiən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli lˈɛd tʊ ɐ kəmˈɪʃən kˈoʊɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə ɹˈʌf ɡˈaɪd tʊ ˈiːstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp, ɹˈaʊɾəldʒ ænd kˈiːɡən pˈɔːl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə fˈɜːst ɡˈaɪd fɚðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt tɹˈævəlɚɹ ɪn wʌt wʌz ðˈɛn ɐ ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ʌnnˈoʊn ænd mɪsˌʌndɚstˈʊd ɹˈiːdʒən.
This experience of working extensively in the Socialist Bloc, and the study of Hungarian Language subsequently led to a commission co-writing The Rough Guide to Eastern Europe, (Routledge and Keegan Paul 1985) which was the first guide for the independent traveler in what was then a relatively unknown and misunderstood region.