Product Description

Ok, its not absolutely certain that you'll catch a fatal bout of food-poisoning or be banged up in jail as a drugs mule. But you might. Why would a sane person risk it? Holidays arent economical, they arent ecological, and theyre not much bloody fun. With travel tips, handy warnings and lists of stuff you can only do at home, Sod Abroad will help you kick the holiday habit. Instead, why not spend a fortnight on your sofa, in your home, watching your telly (/reading this book), and eating food that you can actually pronounce. (20080609)

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #466983 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Heat, 14 June 2008 - No. 3 in the charts
`Stuck at home this summer? Then you'll especially enjoy this witty account of why foreign holidays aren't worth the bother' 4 stars

Review

‘Michael Moran manages to be witty, offensive and completely aware that most of what he is peddling is piffle’  

(Laurence Mackin, Irish Times )

‘Save the planet. Save money. Save your sanity. Stay home ... If you still need reasons to kick the vacation vice, Michael Moran (a tongue-in-cheek miserabilist for whom experience has evidently triumphed over optimism) hopes to convince you that British is Best.’

(The Times )

‘A litany of handy warnings and useful travel tips’

(TNT Magazine )

‘Full of things you can only do at home’

(Traveller )

The Times
`Save the planet. Save money. Save your sanity. Stay home ... If you still need reasons to kick the vacation vice, Michael Moran (a tongue-in-cheek miserabilist for whom experience has evidently triumphed over optimism) hopes to convince you that British is Best.'

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Customer Reviews

SOLO TRIUMPH
We all pretend to love travel but once you have read Moran's sparkling little volume you will stay at home and do something more interesting instead and improve your mind, body and bank-balance. SOD ABROAD is funnier than Grumpy Old Men, wiser than Melvyn Bragg and less expensive than a Ryan Air sandwich. I loved it and you will love it - in fact we will probably have to fight a duel for who loves this book the most. BUY IT NOW!

Too much of the same
The idea behind the book is interesting enough - it basically works its way through all sorts of reasons why Britain is a better place to be than anywhere else on the planet ... needless to say in a very tongue in cheek way.

There a lots of funny quotes and views in this book and lots of the things described are things I think of us would instantly recognise, but sadly it very quickly gets a bit too samey. It is a very quick book to get through so I suppose it is the ideal book to read on holiday (strangely ironic in many ways).

If you're in the mood for a bit of a lighthearted read and you spot this book in a 3-for-2 sale by all means go for it. My guess is though that it won't claim top spot on your list of all time favourite books.

Sod the Negative Reviews
I don't understand how anyone could fail to find SOD ABROAD extremely funny. It's an anti-travel guide written with a wicked sense of humour that had me, quite literally, laughing like a drain. Funnier than spending forty-eight hours sleeping in a cardboard box in Terminal Five, and probably a damn sight cheaper too!