Where the Road Ends - A Home in the Brazilian Rainforest

ISLAND DREAMS

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create your own special place, from scratch, in a distant country? Perhaps on a remote and idyllic Caribbean island far from the troubles of the modern and hectic world? This is that story, it is a true and exciting chronicle of one man's dream that takes shape as the story unfolds. 

On a small island off the coast of Honduras, called Guanaja, the author finds the most unexpected events taking place and is surrounded by the most unusual circumstances. It is a heartfelt adventure of faith, endurance, curiosity and plain perseverance.  And, oh the people you will meet. You may just end up learning something about boats, water wells, eco-landscaping, Central American politics, and even human nature.

WHAT IF...

If you enjoyed "The Mosquito Coast", and the idea of creating your own existance...on your own terms, you will relate to this story. It is fun and easy reading because it is all true and never scripted.  What is around the next corner is as unknown as the first step taken into 'Guanaja time' and its microcosm that in many ways really reflects our whole world.  This journey is worth reading and is truly inspiring to say the least.

One of the things I love most about our 'True Stories' section (and by extension, this book) is that readers are so willing to laugh at themselves-they send in what are sometimes very embarrassing stories, because we all know that that's life, especially when you travel. --Erik Torkells, editor, Budget Travel

From the French-kissing giraffe to the Coke-drinking camel, Budget Travel's True Stories feature proves that life when traveling is indeed stranger and funnier than fiction.

Collected by Erik Torkells, editor of Budget Travel magazine, these tales of adventuresome calamity and hilarity are an irresistible read. Over 200 true stories are included.

Stories have been submitted by Budget Travel readers and many feature real and hilarious vacation photographs from their travels. From the couple in Belize who had a chicken lay an egg in their bed while at an eco resort, to the traveler who accidentally set her hair on fire while lighting a prayer candle, this book proves that the best memories come from moments when your trip is less than postcard-perfect.

Welcome to the wacky side of travel.

Travel brings with it extraordinary moments—from the whimsical to the hilarious to the downright absurd. At Summit Studios we’ve celebrated many such moments in our bestselling humor series, which includes titles such as Mugged by a Moose and A Beaver is Eating My Canoe. Now in our sixth volume, twenty-six travel and outdoor writers join forces to relate more wacky tales of misadventure. And if there’s one truth that can be gleaned from this collection of funny short stories, it’s that while outlandish and unpredictable things can happen on the road less traveled, there’s no such thing as a bad story!

Join Sylvia Shawcross on a cross-Canada road trip with a giant moose head attached to the roof of her family’s van. Save a drowning monkey with Rita Pomade and her husband, and then discover why having a monkey as a sailboat crewmember has many drawbacks. Listen with mole-in-training Sterling Haynes to an unexpected conversation between airplane pilots while sitting on a runway in Houston. Navigate a cross-cultural dilemma with Maureen Magee after a stranger proposes to her while she’s traveling through Africa. Join B.A. Markus on the hot seat after she inadvertently sets fire to the Gulf Islands’ home she’s agreed to house sit. And many more....