{"product_id":"europe-on-5-wrong-turns-a-day-one-man-eight-countries-one-vintage-travel-guide-paperback","title":"Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas S. Mack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Prepare to Get Lost on the Beaten Path... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of \u003ci\u003eEurope on Five Dollars a Day\u003c\/i\u003e, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date. Add to the mix his mother's much- documented grand tour through Europe in the late 1960s, and the result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a disarming look at the ways the classic tourist experience has changed- and has not-in the last generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a whirlwind adventure spanning eight countries-and costing way more than five dollars a day-Mack's endearing account is part time travel, part paean to Arthur Frommer's much-loved guide, and a celebration of the modern traveler's grand (and not-so-grand) tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Mack\u003c\/b\u003e has written for the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, WorldHum.com, and other publications. He is based in Minneapolis with a digital home at www.douglasmack.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.14 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754865525024,"sku":"9780399537325","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5d629804ddb6124335355ea26089298.webp?v=1780045240","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/europe-on-5-wrong-turns-a-day-one-man-eight-countries-one-vintage-travel-guide-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}