I generally like books of essays, but this book shouldn't be called a book of essays, it should be called a book of two page stories. The entire book is incredibly schizephrenic with two page stories, three paragraph excerpts and a blurb after every story that is basically a sales pitch for the author's book.

The first few stories in this book were funny. Then, suddenly, they became not-at-all funny. So I got bored and decided not to waste my time finishing the book.

Goofy beach read - great for vacations!

Some funny short stories, some more than others. The 910's are my favorite, armchair travel.

This was the third one in the series I've read...I think I might be getting tired of travel stories cause this one was just so-so for me. I will keep dreaming of all the travels I hope to do, just not in these types of ways. A good book to while-a-way a hour or a day...nice to just pick it up and choose a story.

Amusing assortment of female-centric travel tales, many of these authors were featured in previous complications by Leo. A few were rather funny, reminding me of similar issues while traveling solo over the years. But overall I found the collection a tad bit stale and a few did not truly fall in the travelogue genre. It was enjoyable enough, just I’ve read better travelogue collections.

Mostly stories of awkward or funny moments on women's trips, but good fun. Always got a weird look from the bartender when I would read these on the road.

This works well for beach reading or commuting, where you don't have the concentration to devote to a serious novel. I'm curious about the other editions in the series--wondering if the compilations are any stronger. If you're short on time/patience, I thought the 3 best written pieces were:

Ellen Sussman's "Naked Nightmare"
Laurie Notaro's "An American (Drug Smuggling) Girl"
Laurie Frankel's "Mother and Child (and Disco) Reunion"

This is a funny book. Its also written by modern women. Yay! I could relate to the courage and motivations of the various writers quite well. The one or two references to sex and drugs was heart warming. If you can travel, one must know whats what. This was NOT a year for travel 2020, so take an armchair adventure.

This anthology of travel stories by nearly fifty different women is a hilarious hoot to read especially if you are are a well traveled global traveler like myself.
Each story is about five pages long so it makes great reading if one has little time. Having spend the past twenty years traveling mainly in Asia I especially enjoy the stories set in Asia.
The book is light and easy to carry while commuting or traveling.
Just what I need to get me into the mood for my usual winter holidays in Asia next month.

06/06/08 rec via pbs

The 8th chapter, Princess and the Pee by Julie Eisenberg, brought back fond memories of my Caribbean Windjamming days. Sure, I experienced a big, bad toilet issue on one of my 6 WJ-ing years, but the weather, beauty and adventure far outweighed any temporary personal inconvenience for this former farm girl. P.S. I posed for this cover.