LEICESTER, U.K. -- Andy N Robinson and Kirsty McGregor have spent almost twenty years between them taking groups on tour to all four corners of the world. It’s NOT a Holiday! is the culmination of their time on the road; leading tours, managing groups and delivering trips of a lifetime to people from all walks of life. It not only humorously explains group dynamics but also demonstrates why tour leaders do the things they do, and how tours really function.
This is an A-Z of the pros and cons of travelling in a group, how to deal with your fellow passengers, how to get the most from your tour and how to survive life on the road. With real life examples of what happens when things go wrong, amusing anecdotes and a refreshingly honest look at people, It’s NOT a Holiday! is packed with lessons to learn and pitfalls to avoid for adventure travellers.
Kirsty and Andy have created a fictitious group of twenty stereotypical characters who will undoubtedly appear on your own tour. They show you how the various characters react when presented with everyday problems on the road such as camping in adverse weather, tour vehicles breaking down, borders closing etc. Are you Natural Leader or Sensible Older Person? Can you put up with Whinger and Man Hater? Do you fancy Single Hot Chick or Nymphomaniac? How will you get on with Oracle, Jester, Baby and Vegetarian?....
About the Authors
Ten years ago ANDY N ROBINSON travelled through Africa as a passenger on an overland truck. Hooked on overlanding, Andy has worked as an overland expedition leader ever since. He specialises in long haul trips throughout the Middle East, Iran, India, China, Central & South East Asia and Latin America. KIRSTY MCGREGOR stumbled on the concept of overlanding while travelling independently in the Middle East. For the best part of a decade Kirsty has worked as an overland expedition leader throughout Africa, Europe, Central & South East Asia, Central & South America and Australia.
‘Overland and adventure travel has been a way of life for Andy and Kirsty for over ten years. If there are lessons to be learned about joining a group tour they’ve learnt them, usually the hard way. In one handy A to Z guide they manage to cover almost every problem and pitfall (and a lot of the delights) that joining an adventurous group can throw at you.’
Tony Wheeler, Co-Founder of Lonely Planet
PUBLICATION DATE 29th November 2013
ISBN: 9781909651036 Price: £4.99
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