Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need

This is one of those books that I read in just one or two sittings. It was that good (and that short). Anytime a friend or loved one of mine is going on vacation or traveling for business, I encourage them to read this book prior to their departure. They almost never do, but that's their loss.Most critics will agree that this is Barry's best book (followed closely by "Greatest Hits"). Of the Barry titles that I have read, I would tend to agree. It's very cohesive and contains illustrations that add a dash of extra hilarity to his writing.The section where he details every state in the USA (They're Progressive!) is worth the cover price. The way he details foreign countries that he has (and hasn't) visited are hilarious as he tends to play a lot on stereotypes, but I would read the designated section for visiting any of them to see if I agree.If you've read anything by Dave Barry before, you know what you are going to get. A quick read, a lot of laughs, and a desire for more.Also recommended: "Dave Barry's Greatest Hits" & "Dave Barry is Not Making this Up."

Dave Barry's funny. His sense of humor is second to none. I read his column in Fort Lauderdale, I read it with pleasure. Too bad, he doesn't write for a NYC daily, we sure could use the laughs. Columns, however, doesn't equal to real book story, result, minus one star. A full-length book would have been better.

I always enjoy the entertaining observations of Dave Barry and wasn't disappointed in this little book. A combination of complete fabrications (he admits to being a complete liar about halfway through the book) and facts that seem too ridiculous to be true, it still holds enough humor to keep me laughing. I thought it would be a little dated but some of the craziness of travel he describes still absolutely holds true. As a sometimes very tired mom, it feels nice to have those laugh-out loud moments that Dave Barry inevitably provides.

Many in America are familiar with Dave Barry. I don't know anyone in Ireland or the UK who's ever heard of him. i have introduced my mother to him. She is a writer and appreciates good humour. I think she wasn't expecting him to be quite so funny though. When I said he is hillarious, I was not over reacting. I was pleasantly surprised to see her nearly fall over in histerics. Humour is good for the soul. Dave Barry is good for the soul. This book covers travel across all of the states, many European countries, Scandanavia, some parts of Asia. For his own reasons, Dave has catalogued some countries together... either his summary of one was so similar to many others, or he was so unimpressed he was lost for words! Either way, you'll enjoy this. How could you not?!

Vintage Barry! His insights are those insidious ones that you've always thought, but never had the nerve to say out loud.He skewers just about everyone he can, but with tongue-in-cheek (and new for him) apologies. A fun way to take your mind off bad news, serious decisions and the like. You can easily change your mood in one sitting. I think of him as the Julia Child of travel.

Typical Dave Barry- this book is funny but not among his absolute best. I had a few chuckles and for that I was grateful. It's not a lengthy book and it's a little dated- I think it came out in the early 90's- but it's cute. His more recent books are funnier but even his worst books are funnier than most so I can't complain.

I've gotten some hearty chuckles from the majority of Barry's books, but the Travel Guide produced a most unbecoming--and thoroughly enjoyable--stream of spit-laced belly laughs. I'm still snickering. Wait till you read his descriptive 'advertisements' for all 50 states....nobody can make good-natured fun at something as well as he does. If you haven't gotten around to reading the Travel Guide, remedy it right away---you won't be sorry. I'd give this ten stars if it were possible.

Dave is funny, but I think he was wise to give up his daily syndicated column. While I found myself laughing out loud at the first of his book, it became a little tiring and I ended up not finishing it. On second thought, perhaps the brevity of his weekly syndicated column, which I always enjoyed, may be a better format for his considerable talents. He strikes me as a really nice guy whom I'd enjoy knowing but who also might be a bit to full of wisecracks in the long run.

Wer Dave Barry bereits kennt wird mit diesem Buch ungefähr das bekommen, was er auch erwartet. Also ein kurzweiliges, charmantes Buch mit witzigen Passagen die nie zu krass, brutal oder obszön sind. Dieses ist sicherlich nicht das beste Buch von Dave Barry, ich aber auf jeden Fall lesenswert.

Always fun to read Dave Barry. This book is no different - a few of the jokes get a little tired once in a while, but in general, it's a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed sections on family vacations, and some of the descriptions of European countries.

Maybe not the funniest but the chapters on Disney, travel with teenagers and staying at quaint inns are too funny!

This is, quite possibly, the funniest book I have ever read! And I read a lot.