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More Sand in My Bra: Funny Women Write from the Road, Again!
Following on the heels of the best-selling Sand in My Bra, this sequel is a collection of hilarious women's travel stories. From Australia to Zambia and everywhere in between, these true stories are full of bust-a-gut laughter. Nothing helps a travel story more than something going wrong — the frustration, embarrassment, and inconvenience provide great material for stories once the anguish has faded. The adventurers here encounter just about every unexpected mishap imaginable.
288 pages, Paperback
First published May 17, 2007
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Julia Weiler
1 book1 followerJulia Weiler is a correspondent who covers San Diego for Forbes Travel Guide. Her wanderlust has lead her on far-flung adventures, like housesitting in Fiji, backpacking through Southeast Asia, road-tripping in Mexico and building homes in Papua New Guinea with Habitat for Humanity. Her stories are published in an award-winning series of humorous travel anthologies, including Whose Panties Are These?, What Color Is Your Jockstrap? and More Sand in My Bra (the latter of which she co-edited). Weiler contributes to Ocean Home Magazine and is a correspondent for the website Wine and Dine San Diego. When not wandering or writing, she likes surfing Southern California’s best breaks.
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December 8, 2007
If you have never been anywhere you might like this simple book
February 21, 2020
Some of the stories were funny. Some of the stories were not funny. A quick read between more thought provoking reading.
August 9, 2009
When I saw this on the shelf at Waterstone's in Oban, I knew I had to buy it. Back in Corvallis, my co-editor at CALYX, Lill Ahrens, had had a story published in the first collection, Sand in My Bra. And I knew that she had a second story published in this recent collection.
I figured I could get her to autograph it when I got to Corvallis. Meanwhile, Andy and I were heading to Italy for two days and I needed a travel book to read on the plane.
No better choice! Lill is an incredibly funny woman and a great writer, and so are all the other writers included in this anthology of women's humorous travel writing. This is the perfect book to have along while travelling, during those moments on the bus, train, or airplane when there's nothing to see out the window.
I laughed so much, and I had to read little bits out loud to Andy. There was the squeamish lady preparing a raw octopus salad for her boyfriend, and the fat ladies who couldn't find any boots that fit over their calves. There was a crazy, boozy Thai tour guide, lots of misplaced underwear, some flirtation and, of course, sex acts going on behind too-thin walls.
Lill's story recalled a visit to a Safari amusement park ride in Korea, during which the bus is attacked by lions. I swear, I've had nightmares about that kind of thing. Driving slowly through a wild animal park at night... starving vicious carnivores trying to break through the doors... not my idea of fun.
One story that especially appealed to me was the one where the woman gets swept away in a massive running crowd in Sydney, Australia, as she discovers that she's in the middle of a 14-k race. Not prepared in the least to run 14 kilometers, nevertheless she keeps going and eventually gets to the end, having bonded with her running mates along the way. It was one story in the collection that made me think, That would be kind of fun.
Maybe I have a strange sense of fun. But while I enjoyed these stories, I didn't actually relate to most of the narrators or the situations they were in. Perhaps I'm not much of a traveller. It was still fun to read about the many things that can go awry while travelling, those "live and learn" moments that seem much more humorous long after the fact.
I figured I could get her to autograph it when I got to Corvallis. Meanwhile, Andy and I were heading to Italy for two days and I needed a travel book to read on the plane.
No better choice! Lill is an incredibly funny woman and a great writer, and so are all the other writers included in this anthology of women's humorous travel writing. This is the perfect book to have along while travelling, during those moments on the bus, train, or airplane when there's nothing to see out the window.
I laughed so much, and I had to read little bits out loud to Andy. There was the squeamish lady preparing a raw octopus salad for her boyfriend, and the fat ladies who couldn't find any boots that fit over their calves. There was a crazy, boozy Thai tour guide, lots of misplaced underwear, some flirtation and, of course, sex acts going on behind too-thin walls.
Lill's story recalled a visit to a Safari amusement park ride in Korea, during which the bus is attacked by lions. I swear, I've had nightmares about that kind of thing. Driving slowly through a wild animal park at night... starving vicious carnivores trying to break through the doors... not my idea of fun.
One story that especially appealed to me was the one where the woman gets swept away in a massive running crowd in Sydney, Australia, as she discovers that she's in the middle of a 14-k race. Not prepared in the least to run 14 kilometers, nevertheless she keeps going and eventually gets to the end, having bonded with her running mates along the way. It was one story in the collection that made me think, That would be kind of fun.
Maybe I have a strange sense of fun. But while I enjoyed these stories, I didn't actually relate to most of the narrators or the situations they were in. Perhaps I'm not much of a traveller. It was still fun to read about the many things that can go awry while travelling, those "live and learn" moments that seem much more humorous long after the fact.
February 2, 2015
This book is another I picked up on a whim at the library that turned out to be not so good. Sigh.
The subtitle, "Funny Women Write from the Road" is a lie. Well, the "from the Road" part is true and the women part is too, as far as I could tell, but funny? No.
The only names of contributors I recognized were Ellen Degenenres and Ayun Halliday. (Who told Ellen Degeneres she's funny? I've never found a single thing she's done or said funny. She might be a very nice person, but I, for one, do not find her funny.) Who are all these other supposedly funny woman?
A few of the pieces were well-written, but some were embarrassingly amateurish. None of them were memorable. None of them left me feeling like I would someday want to read them again.
I really wanted to like this collection, but I just didn't end up liking it very much.
The subtitle, "Funny Women Write from the Road" is a lie. Well, the "from the Road" part is true and the women part is too, as far as I could tell, but funny? No.
The only names of contributors I recognized were Ellen Degenenres and Ayun Halliday. (Who told Ellen Degeneres she's funny? I've never found a single thing she's done or said funny. She might be a very nice person, but I, for one, do not find her funny.) Who are all these other supposedly funny woman?
A few of the pieces were well-written, but some were embarrassingly amateurish. None of them were memorable. None of them left me feeling like I would someday want to read them again.
I really wanted to like this collection, but I just didn't end up liking it very much.
June 9, 2009
I liked the first half of the book, but found getting through it to be difficult. The stories are all really short (most only 5-6 pages) so you couldn't really get into the stories at all to help get through the book.
I've never been a big fan of short story books though, so I guess it's my own fault.
I've never been a big fan of short story books though, so I guess it's my own fault.
July 18, 2007
I love these collections of humorous travel anecdotes. You learn a little more about the world with each one.
October 13, 2007
Lots of fun short stories telling of humorous adventures all over the world.
It made me want to go somewhere and do something!
It made me want to go somewhere and do something!
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May 8, 2008A friend of mine is a contributing writer to this collection of travel stories and I have been bitten by the travel bug ... I want to go!!!
January 20, 2008
As with most collections there were a few great stories, a few bad stories, and a few just OK stories. Makes me feel like I need to travel more . . .maybe Peace Corps after I retire . . .
June 8, 2008
Women talk about funny stories that had happened to them during traveling. I want to book a trip right away. fun read
July 24, 2008
Parts made me laugh very hard!
July 8, 2011
Funny stories!
November 21, 2014
Nothing like I thought it would be. Not funny
January 22, 2016
Lots of women's stories about traveling. Some good, some a little strange.
June 12, 2023
Fun, easy arm chair humor travelogue for some light reading.
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