A Stingray Bit My Nipple! Featured in USA Today

A Stingray Bit My Nipple! True Stories From Real Travelers

One of three travel books featured in USA Today:

37 imperiled places, 80 dinners, 1 bite

Iconic destinations posed for change, embarrassing incidents on the road and a cuisine-propelled global jaunt are among new offerings on the travel bookshelf. USA Today’s Jayne Clark takes a look:

A Stingray Bit My Nipple! True Stories From Real Travelers

“As the title of this compact book indicates, the anecdotes within are hardly a collection of wish-you-were here moments. Culled from Budget Travel magazine's popular "True Stories" reader feature, the book is testimony to the notion that the most memorable travel experiences are often embarrassing, uncomfortable or just plain baffling.

Many incidents involve linguistic gaffs — "Who knew toalla was slang for maxi pad?" wrote one red-faced reader who only meant to request a towel rom her host in a Costa Rican beach town. Some relate happy accidents; others are just weird — take the woman who accepted her Australian guide's invitation to lick the rear end of a green tree ant.

As Budget Travel editor Erik Torkells notes in the book's forward, ‘When we travel, we aim for the sublime. It's the ridiculous stuff, however, that we tend to treasure the most.’”