{"product_id":"europe-on-5-wrong-turns-a-day-one-man-eight-countries-one-vintage-travel-guide-9780399537325","title":"Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day: One Man, Eight Countries, One Vintage Travel Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003e Prepare to Get Lost on the Beaten Path... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of \u003ci\u003eEurope on Five Dollars a Day\u003c\/i\u003e, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date. Add to the mix his mother's much- documented grand tour through Europe in the late 1960s, and the result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a disarming look at the ways the classic tourist experience has changed- and has not-in the last generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a whirlwind adventure spanning eight countries-and costing way more than five dollars a day-Mack's endearing account is part time travel, part paean to Arthur Frommer's much-loved guide, and a celebration of the modern traveler's grand (and not-so-grand) tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399537325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.54w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Douglas S. Mack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44978665423029,"sku":"9780399537325","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_14d6ef17-508e-4b71-abf6-c43ab93024dd.jpg?v=1735064097","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/europe-on-5-wrong-turns-a-day-one-man-eight-countries-one-vintage-travel-guide-9780399537325","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}