When we plan a trip or vacation, we regularly fantasize about how much fun it will be to see a particular site or do a particular thing. We are filled with the anticipation that goes along with finally getting to visit a place that has long been on our list of sites to see. And, while the resulting memories are frequently what we thought they would be, often the most enduring memories are those of the entirely unexpected and surprising.

Enter Erik Torkells, author and long-time budget travel enthusiast. His new collection of real life travel experiences from around the world ranges from the funny to the bizarre to the heartwarming. And, there’s no better storyteller to bring them to you than Torkells himself.

Your audience will love calling in to offer their own tales of travel gone awry, when they hear Torkells relate such misadventures as:

• Getting slapped in the eyeball by an enraged monkey.

• A passionate French kiss — with a giraffe.

• Being approached and licked by a complete stranger in Paris.

• Getting up the courage to sample the local insect cuisine, and having a piece of grasshopper get stuck in your throat.

And much much more!

CREDENTIALS: Erik Torkells is the editor of Budget Travel magazine, dedicated to the idea that anyone can — and everyone should — travel. His new compilation
of offbeat travel stories is titled A STINGRAY BIT MY NIPPLE: True Stories from Real Travelers.

AVAILABILITY: Nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Kathy Hilliard, (816) 932-6741 (MO); khilliard@amuniversal.com