Review: Attitude is everything!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
Ever wonder why two people visit the same  place and one returns with fascinating stories that make you want to start packing, while the other remembers nothing but negatives?  Probably because they went with different attitudes. Any experienced traveler (and certainly any tour guide) will tell you that those who travel with an open mind and heart will meet wonderful people and have memorable experiences anywhere they go.In this wise, witty little booklet, the author (with fifteen years of ex-pat living under his belt) gives you the essence of what he has learned about preparing mentally and emotionally for the strangeness of an unknown culture.  Of course, you can live in an ex-pat "enclave" and eat Big Macs and drink Starbucks pretty nearly anywhere these days.  In which case, why bother to travel at all?FODOR'S will tell you about the attractions and LONELY PLANET will steer you toward accommodations, but unless you get yourself in the right frame of mind, you probably won't have a truly life-changing experience.  I loved this book and I only wish it was longer.