It's Rude to Keep An Adventure Waiting: Travel Advice, Tips, and Tricks

by Lindsay Shapka in , , ,

Travel tips book by The Anthrotorian

The Anthrotorian has officially been around for more than a decade — since 2012, I have been writing about travel, culture, art, and history on this website. To celebrate this landmark birthday, I published a book, It’s Rude to Keep an Adventure Waiting: Travel Advice, Tips, and Tricks.

This book has been created from the articles I have written for this website over the last ten years, plus some original, new chapters crafted specifically for this work.

It covers topics like:

  • How to plan a trip                                                   

  • Things all first-time international travelers need to know   

  • Words you should know in the local language

  • Tips for solo travelers           

  • Guide to cheek-kissing etiquette 

  • Tips for nervous flyers                                                         

  • How to avoid jet lag                                                            

  • Road trip tips          

  • Pack your carry-on bag like an expert                              

  • How to pick the right bag for your trip                    

  • How to haggle, barter, and bargain like a pro                    

  • How to eat like a local                                              

  • Guide to tipping around the world                               

  • Bear safety 101                                                              

  • Top travel safety tips                                 

  • How to NOT gain 10 pounds on your next trip                   

  • Common tourist scams to watch out for                        

  • How to offset your carbon footprint                                 

  • How to travel sustainably                                              

  • How to plan a staycation                   

The table of contents is created to help you find and flip to the most relevant information for your next trip — the book is not written in a way that requires you to read it from cover to cover. (Though if you want to, go for it!)

The book is available as an e-book on Kindle or as a paperback. Find it here, or click on the Amazon image—happy adventuring!

 

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Meet The Author

Lindsay Shapka is an avid traveler and the creator of The Anthrotorian — a website dedicated to sharing travel tips, stories about adventures, culture quirks, artists you should know, fascinating bits of history, and more! 

She is also an artist, marketing specialist, editor, and freelance writer who has work featured on websites, blogs, and in magazines like National Geographic Traveler. 

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