content: This book had me laughing at nearly every page. The situations Halliday gets into on her very-low-budget travels are mostly of the distressing variety: illness, theft, and missed cultural opportunities fill the chapters. Halliday has a wonderful gift, however, for pointing out the humor in all of these situations. She also describes unusual experiences which most travel books would never cover, and that is exactly what makes this book different from most travel books: you won't learn about all the museums and palaces in each country she has visited. Instead, you'll learn why you might *not* want to buy cigarettes from an 8-year-old on the streets of Vietnam, why there is no such thing as a free backrub, and why you should bolt your doors when staying in Pushkar, India. Overall, I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it to anyone except, possibly, those who would be easily offended by a couple of chapters that discuss drug use.