Adventures of a Continental Drifter

An Around-the-World Excursion into Weirdness, Danger, Lust, and the Perils of Street Food

Elliott Hester

St. Martin's Griffin

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One year. Six continents. Twenty-two countries. Endless stories to tell.

In October 2002, Elliott Hester sold his car, abandoned his apartment, and took off alone on a trip around the world, during which he drifted to more than fifty destinations. Elliott’s tales about his travels range from the bizarre to the hilarious to the flat-out shocking.  Travel with him as he:
 
* Chases off transvestites in the South Pacific
* Gets drunk on Estonian moonshine at the maker’s eightieth birthday party
* Impersonates Samuel L. Jackson at the 38th International Film Festival in the Czech Republic
* Ponders the Finnish tradition of sprinting from steamy sauna to plunge into the frigid Baltic Sea---naked!
* And much more

Only an around-the-world excursion could produce such outlandish, hair-raising, hysterical adventures.  And only Elliott Hester could make such vivid observations and write such vibrant insights about life---and people---on the road.

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“Hester . . . is a terrific travel companion---funny, self-deprecating, and exceedingly open-minded.”
--Chicago Tribune
“A romp . . . Hester’s writing is lively.”
--Publishers Weekly
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Elliott Hester

Bestselling author Elliott Hester is an award-winning travel writer. He writes “Continental Drifter,” a syndicated travel column carried nationwide, and has no fixed address.  Visit his Web site at www.elliotthester.com.

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Adventures of a Continental Drifter
An Around-the-World Excursion into Weirdness, Danger, Lust, and the Perils of Street Food
Elliott Hester

Trade Paperback

Trade Paperback
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin
September 2006
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780312312428
ISBN10: 0312312423
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 320 pages
$15.95

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Hardcover
St. Martin's Press
September 2005
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312312411
ISBN10: 0312312415
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 320 pages
$23.95

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e-Book Agency
St. Martin's Press
April 2007
e-Book Agency
ISBN: 9781429905428
ISBN10: 1429905425
320 pages
$9.99
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