Synopses & Reviews
Sheward hits the road with her twenty-something chum, Elissa, and they head for Thailand, Laos and Cambodia with nary a plan. Sheward has a gift for writing humorous prose, with chapter titles such as "Smells Like Leprosy" amd "Subterranean Hoedown," and they find themselves in the most incredible situations. They meet these characters, like the Kip Kid and the Queen of Whatever, and a variety of stoned backpackers and slum runners, in what turns out to be a series of absurd and funny misadventures. Sheward is our guide on a wayward journey through the underbelly of Southeast Asia, so often bypassed by traditional travel writers.
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“Sheward’s writing is fast and furious. A roller coaster off the rails, with beers.”—Adventure Travel Magazine
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“The girls make a delightful comic duo. Sheward’s prose is superb.”
—Backpacker Magazine
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“Wild-child writer Tamara Sheward, whose adventures are recounted in a humorous collection of politically-incorrect tales of Asian drug dealers and stoned backpackers . . . is irrepressible.”—Sydney Morning Herald
Synopsis
Conducting a wayward journey through the underbelly of Southeast Asia, an Australian traveler peppers "Bad Karma" with swindlers, sleazeballs, and sanctimonious hippies as she puts backpacker culture through the wringer.
Synopsis
This hilarious travelogue comes to us from Down Under, where it was first published, and is very probably unlike any other travel account you have ever read.
Sheward hits the road with her twenty-something chum, Elisa, as they head for Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia with nary a plan. Sheward has a sharp ear for humor, with chapter titles such as “The Annoyance of Being Earnest,” “Haight-Ashbury on the Mekong,” “Animosity Bridge,” and “Subterranean Hoedown.”
They find themselves in the most incredible situations. They meet characters like the “Kip Kid” and the “Queen of Whatever” and a variety of stoned backpackers and slum runners who turn out to provide a series of absurd and laugh-out-loud misadventures.
Once you have taken this wayward journey through Southeast Asia, your perception of the world may be altered somewhat, but you will have been highly amused and even informed by this unique adventure. From a bizarre encounter with a Xena-obsessed hotel clerk in northern Thailand, to a stoned flight on a crumbling Russian plane in Laos, harassed in Vietnam and confused in Cambodia, Tamara Sheward takes a wayward journey through the underbelly of Southeast Asia so often bypassed by traditional travel writers. Peppered with swindlers, sleazeballs and sanctimonious hippies, Bad Karma puts backpacker culture through the wringer.
About the Author
Tamara Sheward is a wild child Australian journalist with taste for adventure. She is a freelance travel writer for Lonely Planet and continues to make her mark across the planet with her witty humor and bold personality. She also has published a number of travel articles in the Sydney Morning Herald.