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Phaic Tan: Sunstroke on a Shoestring

by Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Tom Gleisner
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From the authors of best-selling Molvana comes another hilarious send-up of the always-culturally sensitive travel guide. Whether you'd prefer to taste the Phaic Tanese dish guoman (a local duck delicacy whereby the bird is plucked, rolled in spices, and slowly roasted over hot coals before being brought to the table and killed), or go brown-water rafting on the mudslides of the heavily deforested jungles of the north, or gain insight into the unusual customs of the Phaic Tanese people (Phaic Tanese men will often touch a blonde-headed child because so doing is believed to bring gold, and will likewise touch the breasts of a blonde-headed woman because so doing is believed to bring pleasure), Jetlag's travel guide is the essential guide for the undiscerning traveler. A fascinating land of contrasts with one foot in the past and another striding determinedly forward, Phaic Tan truly is a nation going in circles.

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From the authors of best-selling Molvan a comes another hilarious send-up of the always-culturally sensitive travel guide. Whether you'd prefer to taste the Phaic Tanese dish guoman (a local duck delicacy whereby the bird is plucked, rolled in spices, and slowly roasted over hot coals before being brought to the table and killed), or go brown-water rafting on the mudslides of the heavily deforested jungles of the north, or gain insight into the unusual customs of the Phaic Tanese people (Phaic Tanese men will often touch a blonde-headed child because so doing is believed to bring gold, and will likewise touch the breasts of a blonde-headed woman because so doing is believed to bring pleasure), Jetlag's travel guide is the essential guide for the undiscerning traveler. A fascinating land of contrasts with one foot in the past and another striding determinedly forward, Phaic Tan truly is a nation going in circles.

About the Author, Santo Cilauro

Santa Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, and Rob Sitch are founding members of Working Dog, one of Australia's most successful creative partnerships. They've collaborated on top-rated television shows, feature films, and books.

Santa Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, and Rob Sitch are founding members of Working Dog, one of Australia's most successful creative partnerships. They've collaborated on top-rated television shows, feature films, and books.

Santa Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, and Rob Sitch are founding members of Working Dog, one of Australia's most successful creative partnerships. They've collaborated on top-rated television shows, feature films, and books.

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For decades, undiscerning travelers have longed for climes not already spoiled by National Geographic photo features or Rough GuideΒ–style group tours. Then, in 2004, the twisted wizards of JetLag introduced the world to the simple pleasures of life in Molvania, an Eastern European haven that had hitherto hosted more vermin than tourists. Now the JetLag junta return with a tour guide to the justly neglected South Asian kingdom of Phaic Tan, a nation where history and hotel clerks stand still. A sure cure for travel sickness.

Book Details

Published
March 1, 2006
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780811853651

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