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Other titles in the Jetlag Travel Guide series:

  1. Molvania
  2. San Sombrero: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups

Phaic Tan PB

by Santo Cilauro

Phaic Tan PB Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

From the authors of best-selling Molvania 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.

Synopsis:

From the Australian team that created the bestselling "Molvania" comes another hilarious send-up of the always-culturally sensitive travel guide. Jetlag's travel guide is the essential guide for the undiscerning traveler.

About the Author

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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Thomas Kirby, November 29, 2006 (view all comments by Thomas Kirby)
This hilarious book is the perfect guide for enjoying and staying out of trouble in Phaic Tan, should the country ever exist. Easily enjoyed in large or small doses!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780811853651
Subtitle:
Sunstroke on a Shoestring
Manufactured:
Chronicle Books
Manufactured:
Chronicle Books
Author:
Sitch, Rob
Author:
Chronicle Books
Author:
Cilauro, Santa
Author:
Cilauro, Santo
Author:
Gleisner, Tom
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Subject:
Non-Classifiable
Subject:
Asia - General
Subject:
Form - Parodies
Subject:
Imaginary places
Subject:
Travel
Series:
Jetlag Travel Guide
Publication Date:
February 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
252
Dimensions:
7.76x5.32x.75 in. 1.01 lbs.

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