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The inimitable Erma Bombeck, returns from abroad with a suitcase full of delightfully witty stories and a passport photo bad enough to cancel most vacations. In this uproarious best-seller, she unleashes her wit on the sublime rituals it takes just to get out the door, and keep the vacation enjoyable once you reach your destination.
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LibraryThing member MsNikki
A truer title hasn't been published since.
LibraryThing member bakersfieldbarbara
Every now and then I stumble upon a book that makes me laugh out loud, and even, at times, brings tears. Ms. Bombeck was so realistic in her descriptions that I felt I had been along with her and her husband on their trips, and I know I would have laughed during the entire vacation. Even though
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this was written in 1993, most of it is relevant to today's problems encountered when traveling. The only sad note is a mention of terrorists(or the dismissal of such a thing), for as we know, later, traveling becomes more difficult due to restrictions. For a reminder of how innocent we all were before 9-11, read this book and get copies to share with your friends. We all need to laugh, and Erma Bombeck will make you do that with this book.. Show Less
LibraryThing member TheBentley
Not Bombeck's best work, but still laugh-out-loud funny in places and light and breezy throughout. Bombeck's signature voice and her ability to poke fun at her family while never losing her obvious affection for them is unequaled. Here, she takes on summer vacation, particularly overseas. Her
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entire canon should be required reading for humorists and columnists. Show Less
LibraryThing member ThatsFresh
I, being but a wee child in the 90’s had never heard of Erma Bombeck until recently when I started falling in love with travel writing, whether it be fiction, non-fiction, guides or humor. I stumbled upon this book while clicking around on Amazon.com, and found out through my parents that Erma
Throughout the book, I enjoyed Erma’s tales of misery and mishaps out in the world, loving the fact that she was mainly focused on shopping and collecting souvenir’s, which I must admit I do too. I liked her humble beginnings, and how she didn’t even start traveling and writing until she was middle aged, and had actually been a homebody beforehand.
And knowing that makes sense when later, when telling her stories, she seems to actually be complaining about a lot of things, most of which are just part of travel and shouldn’t be nitpicked. I didn’t like how for a lot of the vacations she went on, she didn’t bring her kids. Travel is such a wonderful thing and allows people to grow in enormous ways, no matter what age. I guess back when she first started traveling, The Kids stayed home with The Adults went off and played. Thank lord I didn’t grow up with that kind of upbringing, or I wouldn’t be at all interested in the rest of the world as I am today. So, parents reading this, take your kids with you.
The novel was also funny, but I wouldn’t say “hilarious” like everyone else I talked to said. I’ve read a LOT of travel books, and this was up there on the list of funny ones (oh wait, nearly all of them are funny), but not too far up. If you really want to laugh out loud, give “No Touch Monkey!” by Ayun Halliday a try.
Overall, it was a nice, quick read with entertaining stories, and I’m sure all Bombeck fans will (if they haven’t already) enjoy it.
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was hilarious and a great travel writer. I couldn’t help but buy the book, and when I got it, I ended up reading it over vacation.Throughout the book, I enjoyed Erma’s tales of misery and mishaps out in the world, loving the fact that she was mainly focused on shopping and collecting souvenir’s, which I must admit I do too. I liked her humble beginnings, and how she didn’t even start traveling and writing until she was middle aged, and had actually been a homebody beforehand.
And knowing that makes sense when later, when telling her stories, she seems to actually be complaining about a lot of things, most of which are just part of travel and shouldn’t be nitpicked. I didn’t like how for a lot of the vacations she went on, she didn’t bring her kids. Travel is such a wonderful thing and allows people to grow in enormous ways, no matter what age. I guess back when she first started traveling, The Kids stayed home with The Adults went off and played. Thank lord I didn’t grow up with that kind of upbringing, or I wouldn’t be at all interested in the rest of the world as I am today. So, parents reading this, take your kids with you.
The novel was also funny, but I wouldn’t say “hilarious” like everyone else I talked to said. I’ve read a LOT of travel books, and this was up there on the list of funny ones (oh wait, nearly all of them are funny), but not too far up. If you really want to laugh out loud, give “No Touch Monkey!” by Ayun Halliday a try.
Overall, it was a nice, quick read with entertaining stories, and I’m sure all Bombeck fans will (if they haven’t already) enjoy it.
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Publication
Harper Collins (1991) 256 pages
Pages
256
ISBN
006018311X / 9780060183110
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English