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I really should have stayed home : the worst journeys from Harare to eternity
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I really should have stayed home : the worst journeys from Harare to eternity

by Roger Rapoport, Bob Drews

This collection of travel anecdotes compiles humorous vacation horror stories and misadventures from around the world. The volume serves as a sequel to the bestseller I Should Have Stayed Home.

Accession 21571 ISBN 1571430814 Publisher RDR Books
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