The world of travel journalism is full of inequities. There are plenty of magazines and guide books dedicated to ridiculously expensive vacations, but very few with a realistic idea of what the average American is able to spend. But even within the realm of budget travel coverage, there are imbalances. King among them is the fact that most of the best deals are geared toward pairs of people traveling together. But individual travelers are budget travelers, too.
Soloists have the right to learn about travel savings, too.
Thank goodness for opinionated and informed writers like Edward Hasbrouck. His work serves to remind us that beyond the cozy consumerized travel industry that most Americans patronize, there's an entire world of independent travel. For anyone who has always wanted to take the trip of a lifetime without going near a package tour, Hasbrouck wrote just the book. To categorize it as a guidebook would be inaccurate. It's really more of a guide to traveling anywhere you dare without the aid of a packager or other outside hand-holder.