Pushed from a Train: Travel Lessons from the Misadventures of a Global Nomad, Paperback/Kolin Jeffery Goncalves

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What if you could become a better traveler by learning from the outrageous adventures of a global nomad and enjoy a good laugh while doing so? Would you like to become an expert traveler the easy way-by learning from someone else's mistakes? Pushed From a Train, a collection of misadventures and everyday encounters, teaches practical travel skills and life lessons learned the hard way while the author lived and traveled in China, Ethiopia, Mexico, Slovakia, Morocco, Albania, Brazil and other countries for over 17 years. For example, what should you say when picked up under suspicion of terrorism by the Mexican military police? What steps should you take to avoid being scammed by a swarthy sailor in Casablanca? How do you escape imprisonment by an angry Hungarian border guard? In this book you will learn from these and other international experiences in addition to gaining valuable travel advice such as how to prepare for any trip and how to make your next journey a one-of-a-kind adventure. If you want to laugh and learn and if you love to travel, then pick up this book and begin to live life with the perspective of a global nomad. "As a university lecturer who has lived in 8 countries and who has traveled to over 50 nations, Kolin Gon alves has gained a wealth of travel experience. His global adventures are a practical, enlightening and entertaining source of travel wisdom for anyone who plans to travel or live abroad, in addition to being an enjoyable diversion for the armchair traveler." --Thomas Hollowell, author or The Everything Travel Guide to Ireland. About the Author: Kolin Gon alves has lived in England, Brazil, the U. S.A, China, Slovakia, Morocco, Indonesia and South Korea and he has traveled in 59 nations. He enjoys photography, reading, hiking, mountain biking and traveling. He speaks fluent English and Portuguese, conversational French and Spanish, and basic Chinese and Slovak. He is proud to be an ATCK--an Adult Third Culture Kid.