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The Most Traveled Man on Earth | 
 enlarge | Author: Llewellyn Morgan Toulmin
Publisher: The Village Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1212571
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 468
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0977617505
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780977617500
ASIN: 0977617505
Publication Date: July 16, 2006
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Product Description
"The Most Traveled Man on Earth" is a non-fiction book that describes the two men vying for this title, and other contenders who are trying to visit literally every country, sovereign territory and other separate territory on Earth. It answers the question of "What IS a country?" and provides three different lists of the "countries" on Earth, as defined by three sources--The Travelers Century Club, International Travel News, and www.mosttraveledpeople.com. The book then describes the adventures of the author in trying to catch The Most Traveled Men -- author Lew Toulmin has traveled to 135 countries and 25 other sovereign or semi-sovereign territories. His adventures include: *Searching for and finding the real "Bali Hai" of South Pacific fame * Visiting Pitcairn Island and meeting the descendants of HMS Bounty mutineers * Being recruited by the KGB * Exploring the world's newest country, East Timor ("Timor Leste") and interviewing the first First Lady, a former ballerina and spy * Losing weight in Bangkok by having his belly slapped -- 20000 times! * Running with the bulls at Pamplona -- the inner game * Sailing aboard Amistad and other tall ships across three oceans * Participating in the Great Race (4000 miles across America) in a genuine 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang * The search for Brian Boru, High King of All Ireland in the year 1000, and locating his traces in Ireland today * World's worst disasters and ten major disaster myths * Burmese leg-rowing -- don't try this at home * Crimes against genealogy * What really happened on the Bridge over the River Kwai * The real characters behind "Out of Africa" * And other exotic but true tales from every continent
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 A Delightful Read August 26, 2006
Dr. Michael D. Patrick
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Llewellyn Toulmin's The Most Traveled Man on Earth is a delightful book for the seasoned traveler and the arm chair traveler alike. The book is filled with interesting information about little known places in the world and written in very readable style. Toulmin's knowldge and sense humor shine through on every page.
 Be Advised January 11, 2007
Scott Parker
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The part of the book about the most traveled people is only 20 pages long. The rest of the the book is the authors own mediocre travel stories.
 if you are a travel fan, you'll really enjoy this April 2, 2007
Russell R. Winer
I met the author when he came to speak at our travel club. I was impressed with his stories so I bought his book, and if you are a travel fan, you'll really enjoy this. He makes it clear that he doesn't consider himself "the most traveled man on earth" instead he describes the competition for that title, and how ultimately it's a hard definition to really pin down. He relays fascinating stories from his early years (you have to enjoy the one about Haiti and Papa Doc), and then he discusses various modes of travel like tall ships, perpetual cruiser's, and other experiences around the world. The section on genealogy drags a little bit, but if the reader happens to have an affinity for genealogy, this will be another star section of the book. He then discusses road rally's which had more detail than a mere mortal might need, but again, if the reader has any affinity for cars or racing, it's a star section. The book goes on to cover adventures around the world, including "Running with the Bulls" which probably every traveler has given some thought, if only "are those people insane?" It turns out some probably are insane, others are just posers, running the race well ahead of any bulls. Others are macho or completely psycho, or both. There's even a section on disaster preparedness (the author was in that business) and the government ought to tattoo the entire chapter right across "Heck of a Job" Brownie's face. The stories are light reading, very engaging, and pleasant. There are a couple of times where editing would have helped, because these stories were largely written for a magazine and then grouped together, so of course in that context, it's necessary to remind the reader what happened in the last installment, but in the context of a book, it's just irritating. If you have a friend or loved one that's a travel fan, this would make a spectacular gift.
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