There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure is packed with
humorous short tales.
This anthology edited by Doug LanskyDoug Lansky is likely to make your day. It might especially be an antecdote for those who want to take a vacation but cannot afford to right now. Maybe it will remind you if the better reasons for not going anywhere.
Several authors are represented in this work. Some of the selected works are summarized below:
“Nudity is a State of Mind” by Alan Zweible
For some odd reason Alan Zweibel decided to accept an invitation to a nudist colony at one time in his life. He tries to convince his wife to come with him, but she gave him permission to go on this assignment alone.
During his time at the colony, which was primarily for couples, he learns quite a bit. Thus, the title of this short work which is “Nudity is a State of Mind.”
“Holy Holiday in Hell” by P. J. O’ Rourke
Author starts out by joking about deciding to convert to Satanism while staying at the Heritage, USA Amusement Park. This is an attraction formerly owned by Jim and Tammy Bakker, a very popular 1980s Televangelist team.
Originally P.J. O’ Rourke had attended a scheduled event sponsored by this organization because of the anger regarding this evangelist couple’s hypocrisy. Aside from criticizing the Bakker family for its excess use of drugs and participation in extramarital affairs, O’ Rourke also notices the mobs of Christians shopping in the nearby mall.
Additional stories were published in this collection:
- A short account of a lady (Donna Marazzo) who gets stuck in an Italian bathroom is included. The problem is that the equipment in it was far to high-tech for her.
- “Failing to Learn Japanese in Five Minutes” by Dave Barry: He obviously did not succeed in his attempt to learn Japanese. He could not even successfully order a beer. Poor man!
- Bill Bryson tells of his tale of vacation in Paris. He was wondering why everyone there hated him so much. Apparently he did not at all feel welcome!
- This book contains a total of 28 stories and all, guaranteed to make you laugh until your gut is sore. Or at the very least they will put a smile on your face and make you chuckle.