With seventeen original stories from acclaimed and bestselling authors, this collection puts a whole new perspective on the travel-writing genre. Delhi, Marseilles, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Jerusalem, Karachi, Nevada, Kathmandu, Vienna, New Orleans …

The characters in these stories (some true, most invented) cross the globe in search of escape and adventure, from kibbutz to beach resort, from drug smuggling to football. This is a book for anyone who has ever had a grim experience in a hotel room, backpacked in Asia, taken a last-minute package holiday or contracted a strange tropical disease. This book is not about elephant trekking in India, the anthropology of African tribes or the quirky ways of Italian family life.