The ‘Travel Tales Collection, Toilet Stories,’ No. 8, March 2015, is part of Michael Brein’s ‘Collections’ travel tales series and contains among the best travel stories from Michael’s huge collection of travel tales that he has gathered in interviews with nearly 1,750 world travelers and adventurers during his four decades of travel to more than 125 countries throughout the world. ‘Travel Tales Collections’ are groups of very interesting similar travel stories of a kind on a variety of very specific travel subjects, themes, or countries, such as close calls, great escapes, pickpocketing, scams, safety and security in travel, Paris, Morocco, Mexico, and so on. Eventually, several hundred ‘Collections’ on all sorts of specific travel subjects, themes, and countries will be available on all the major eReaders. In the previous issue of ‘Travel Tales Collections,’ No 7 Feb 2015, I included a selection of food and drink experiences that you can have in your travels. Therefore, it is only fitting, after covering food and drink travel stories, that we now turn our attention to what inevitably comes next or later, namely, the subject of toilets in travel. After all, toilet experiences are an unfortunate but essential aspect of living that, like it or no, we all must come to terms with, whether on the home front or in strange exotic foreign lands. Being often beset with culture shock issues almost at every turn, especially in third-world countries, the necessity of dealing with toilets: where to find them, what to do about them, and how to use them even, elicits from many travelers nothing less than abject terror. Thus, for instance, when ‘nature calls,’ and you have barely a clue as to what to do about it or where to go . . . well, for many, it is in the least, horribly anxiety-provoking, and for others nothing less than horrifying and debilitating. For, in the best of all possible worlds—namely, in your home—where you have your bathroom all set up just as you like it, with an ample supply of paper toilet tissue rolls, a great functioning sink, fresh, safe water, nearby reading matter—in a word—you have conveniently all the first-world accouterments for dealing with the art and science of defecation fit for a king or queen, no less, at least in your own private castle, on your own private throne! But what if you find yourself in a third-world outback where you are bluntly faced with nothing but a bare hole in the ground and with NO paper of any kind anywhere in sight? And what if there are piles of human feces and hordes of flies at just about nearly every turn and in every corner? You have the stark realization that you are not in Kansas anymore. Are you of the proper mindset to deal with all of this? Be it as it may, there is, of course, much humor surrounding the subject of toilets in travel and considerable disgust as well. In this issue we pull no punches and deal with the subject of toilets overseas head on! (Pun intended!) They say, that in travel, people often ask the same basic sorts of questions over and over again when they meet for the first time. “Where are you from?” “What do you do?” “Where are you going?” and on and on. It should not be at all surprising, therefore, that one of the typical morning topics of conversation among travelers in the third-world often is—however disgusting and revolting this may be—and maybe the number one or number two (pun intended) things travelers talk about together during their early mornings (I swear this is true!)—whether they've had a good dump or not. Or, “Did, you have diarrhea again?” Or, “Did you drink the water?” It is about all this crap, literally and figuratively; there is no escaping it. Call it all TMI (too much information), but it's about what starts you off on a good or a bad day! And it IS, after all, what you really do talk about! Some of the toilet stories I've gathered are truly hilarious, and some, sad to say, are not! It's a third-world out there, and if you are not prepared for it—BEWARE! The pages in this ebook will make you much more aware! But be forewarned: this ebook is not for the faint of heart. Oh yeah, you will laugh your “okole” (Hawaiian for ‘butt’) off, and, if you're not quite ready for it, it just might dissuade you from really, truly roughing it. However, discouraging you from third-world travel is not my purpose; rather, it is to inform you, enlighten you, and prepare you, somewhat, for the inevitable consequences of drinking the ice or water, eating unpeeled fruits or veggies, eating some street food, or crossing that stream with an open sore, any of which may have some unpleasant and unintended consequences in store for you! My advice to you is this: if you are squeamish about toilets in the third-world, perhaps you should think about making alternate travel plans! In any event, the travel tales of toilets, which follow, should help prepare you for such adventures! When nature calls you and you have NO-where to go or not much of an idea of what you can do about it, well, you will have earned yourself a place in these very pages!

This collection captures the wackiest experiences of writers whose travels took a detour, such as Dave Barry vainly trying to learn more Japanese than how to order a beer, and Mary Roach, who discovers that utilizing an Antarctic outhouse at the very moment a seal chooses to use its opening as a blowhole may not be the best way to start the day.

The ‘Travel Tales Collection, Airplane Stories,’ No. 9, April 2015, is part of Michael Brein’s ‘Collections’ travel tales series and contains among the best travel stories from Michael’s huge collection of travel tales that he has gathered in interviews with nearly 1,750 world travelers and adventurers during his four decades of travel to more than 125 countries throughout the world. ‘Travel Tales Collections’ are groups of very interesting similar travel stories of a kind on a variety of very specific travel subjects, themes, or countries, such as close calls, great escapes, pickpocketing, scams, safety and security in travel, Paris, Morocco, Mexico, and so on. Eventually, several hundred ‘Collections’ on all sorts of specific travel subjects, themes, and countries will be available on all the major eReaders. An airline story is in the news today! And so it goes. There’s hardly a day now that an airline incident of some sort or another is not in the news. We’re taking a lot closer look at air travel these days than ever before. Therefore, as regards the psychology of travel, we should take a much closer look at what actually happens on airplanes. And so, in The Travel Psychologist Travel Tales Series, that's exactly what I do. Air-travel-life stories include the full range of the human air travel experience, from pre-boarding incidents to arrivals; from the cabin to the loo; from the public and private lives of airline personnel as well as passengers—from the pilots to the stews to you—from that which makes us laugh to that which makes us cry, as well as, unfortunately, to that which creates abject fear and terror in the skies. Air travel is now more in the public eye than ever before. Thus, it is no wonder now that regarding the experience of traveling in the skies—like any other aspect of travel—we are not only more circumspect than ever before—we are, on closer view, now much more aware of how air travel is now seen to elicit the full range of the human experience. And in this one particular unique microcosmic window of scrutiny we see that air-travel is but one unique travel environment in a cornucopia of many others, and one that is neither unimportant, insignificant, indistinct, nor independent with respect to the overall experience of travel. Love it, hate it, or simply endure it, the lure of traveling in the skies, whether as just a means to a place or as an end in and of itself, the activity of flying, per se—airplane travel stories not only endure, they are on the increase. Whether you've survived a crash, been bombed by terrorists, been part and parcel of other scares and frights, been harassed upon departure or on arrival, or even laughed yourself stupid on a flight, your tales are memorable, and it is my personal mission that some of them are repeated here! Introduction to Travel Tales of Airplanes: Terror in the Skies! Part 1 Travel Tales of Airplanes: Terror in the Skies! is divided into two parts simply because there is so much material. Part 1 appears here in the current Travel Tales Collection issue No. 9 Apr 2015 and serves as a general introduction to this subject matter. Part 2 The unabridged, expanded forthcoming ebook Travel Tales of Airplanes: Terror in the Skies, part of The Travel Psychologist Travel Tales Series, is a larger volume and includes both Parts 1 and 2. The travel stories in Part 1 consist mainly of the personal air travel tales of Michael Brein (me), the author, plus those of a few other contributors. The travel stories in Part 2 are, largely, the air travel stories of world travelers and adventurers whom I’ve encountered and interviewed all throughout my travels over the last four decades to 125 countries. Mostly, your own air travel will typically be exciting, interesting, and without incident, but odd things can and do happen to you at almost any turn along the way in your travels, and air travel is no exception. Unfortunately, the restricted, constricted, and microcosmic environment of the airplane lends itself sometimes to a variety of episodes illustrating the vagaries of the human temperament and behavior that rear their ugliness on airplanes from time to time, whereby air passengers and crew sometimes act and behave in ways that are often atypical and different from how we normally would behave at home. I hope only peaceful and laughable events happen to you in your air travels. I sincerely hope that the negative travel tales of airplanes do not happen to you in your own travels. If something interesting happens to you in your air travels, you deserve to also be in these pages! Got an interesting travel tale for The Travel Psychologist Travel Tales Series? Please contact Michael Brein at [email protected]. Note: Some stories may be repeated in other eBooks in the series depending on the countries and subjects covered.

Travel Tales: Toilet Stories is all about taking care of your daily business as best you can -- doing your daily duty, so to speak... finding and using toilets and the like -- in your travels. No matter where you are traveling to, no matter what you are doing, and no matter who you are when Nature calls, you had better answer. Talking about your bathroom needs is, indeed, one of the top ten daily topics discussed by fellow travelers among one another when they meet and talk and trade stories. Whether you are just a tourist or a seasoned traveler, rich or poor, old or young... King or pauper, no matter what and who you are, everyone shares this one absolute necessity in common of attending to your daily toilet needs post haste. Nature calls but waits for no one! Being under the weather toilet-wise definitely puts a damper on things -- on every thing! One thing is for sure, if you do not have your bathroom and toilet ducks all lined up in a row, you will for sure be dead in the water. Of course, there is much disdain and disgust expressed by travelers in regard to their daily bathroom needs, especially the often gory details! No one really wants particularly to have to talk about it. But one thing is for sure whether or not you are a seasoned traveler or one of the world's truly great adventurers, when it comes to bathrooms and such, you had better have your act together! Last but not least, despite how disgusting tales of travelers' accounts of dealing with their number "ones" and their number "twos" may be, there are nonetheless many riotous accounts of toilet stories, too. Some of the funniest travel stories are about this very subject matter. This book collects the variety of interesting situations travelers and residents sometimes find themselves in especially in regard to their daily toilet experiences and encounters. This book includes the true tales of the sorts of things that you might expect to occur when Nature just does happen to call you -- and know this for sure: Mother Nature will call you, sooner or later, sometimes even when you least expect it and often when you are not in a particularly appropriate space either to deal with it. You may very well be surprised when -- not IF -- Nature calls and you are just not prepared at that very instant to best deal with it. Nature cares not who you are, where you are, or what you are doing -- when Nature does call you you had better be prepared to deal with it right there and then on the spot!

Michael Brein’s Travel Tales Collections is a monthly bookazine release of three very interesting similar travel stories of a kind on a variety of very specific travel subjects, themes, or countries, such as close calls, great escapes, scams, wildlife, Paris, Morocco, Mexico, and so on. Collections are small groups of similar travel tales making their way into ebooks in The Travel Psychologist Travel Tales eBook Series. Say, for example, you are interested in the subject of pickpockets. You'll read in the 'Collection' on pickpocketing several travel stories about how several people dealt with pickpockets in their travels. So, are you maybe Interested in specific travel stories about France, African safaris, safety and security overseas, mystical experiences, rogues and characters, ghosts and the paranormal, the Cold War Soviet Union, 'from hell' travel tales, or what have you? Eventually, there will be up to several hundred Collections on an extensive variety of very interesting travel subjects and themes to choose from. Simply select any Collections that suit your specific travel interests. You wouldn’t believe the incredible stories people have told me about their travels. These are—simply stated—great stories! Travel Tales Collections No. 2 Sep 2014: The USSR 1 Michael Brein’s Travel Tales Collection, The USSR 1, features three wild travel tales of unbelievable things that could have happened to you during the old Cold War Soviet Union communist era. These are—simply stated great stories! Of course, there are always the usual, typical, expected sorts of Eastern Europe (a la the Cold War) experiences. But there are also those incredible unexpected surprises that become all the more memorable just because they are so unique! The Travel Tales Collection, The USSR 1, features three Cold War, communist era Soviet Union stories of international intrigue in the form of spies, the KGB, the Secret Police, and even bugged hotel rooms. Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you! The Travel Tales Collection, The USSR 1, is part of Michael Brein’s Collections travel tales series and contains among the best travel stories from Michael’s huge collection of travel tales that he has gathered in interviews with nearly 1,750 world travelers and adventurers during his four decades of travel to more than 125 countries throughout the world. Travel Tales Collections are groups of three or more very interesting similar travel stories of a kind on a variety of very specific travel subjects, themes, or countries, such as close calls, great escapes, pickpocketing, scams, safety and security in travel, Paris, Morocco, Mexico, and so on. Eventually, several hundred Collections on all sorts of specific travel subjects, themes, and countries will be available on the Kindle. Future Collections of Soviet Union and Russia travel stories will include additional travel stories on both the earlier Soviet Union era as well as the post Cold War Russian Federation.

Mary Roberts Rinehart's 'MARY ROBERTS RINEHART Ultimate Collection' is a comprehensive compilation of her diverse literary works, showcasing her talent for writing gripping murder mysteries, thrilling novels, insightful travel books, thought-provoking essays, and personal reflections in her autobiography. Rinehart's writing style is characterized by its intricate plots, well-developed characters, and suspenseful storytelling which have made her a prominent figure in the mystery genre, often compared to Agatha Christie. This collection provides readers with a deep dive into Rinehart's versatile writing abilities and offers a glimpse into the social and cultural contexts of the time in which she wrote. Through her works, Rinehart delves into the complexities of human nature, moral dilemmas, and the darker aspects of society, keeping readers engaged from start to finish. Mary Roberts Rinehart, a trailblazing female author of the early 20th century, drew inspiration for her stories from her own experiences as a nurse and war correspondent during World War I. Her keen observations of human behavior and her ability to craft compelling narratives have solidified her reputation as a master of the mystery genre. Rinehart's unique perspective and storytelling prowess continue to captivate audiences worldwide, making her a timeless literary figure. I recommend 'MARY ROBERTS RINEHART Ultimate Collection' to readers who appreciate classic mystery novels, engaging thrillers, and thought-provoking essays. This comprehensive anthology not only showcases Rinehart's impressive body of work but also offers a glimpse into the mind of a pioneering female author whose influence on the mystery genre is undeniable.

Henry James' 'Ultimate Collection' is a monumental compilation of the author's most notable works, showcasing his mastery of the novel, short story, play, travelogue, essay, autobiography, and biography. James' literary style is characterized by his intricate and psychologically rich character portrayals, his astute observations of human behavior, and his keen eye for social and moral dilemmas. This collection allows readers to delve into the varied and expansive oeuvre of one of the most celebrated American authors of the 19th century, offering a comprehensive view of his artistic evolution and thematic preoccupations. From the timeless classics like 'The Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Turn of the Screw' to his lesser-known travel writings and essays, this collection is a treasure trove for fans of James' works and students of American literature alike. Henry James's keen insights into human nature and society make this collection a must-read for anyone interested in the complexities of the human experience and the art of storytelling.

Anthony Trollope's 'The Complete Works' is a monumental collection encompassing his prolific output of novels, short stories, plays, articles, essays, travel sketches, and memoirs. Trollope's literary style is characterized by his keen observations of Victorian society, intricate plot structures, and nuanced character developments. His works often explore themes of social class, politics, and morality, set against the backdrop of 19th century England. Trollope's ability to create vivid and relatable characters makes his narratives engaging and thought-provoking. This comprehensive collection offers readers a deep dive into the diverse and compelling literary world of one of the most influential Victorian authors. Anthony Trollope, a contemporary of Charles Dickens and George Eliot, drew inspiration from his career in the British Civil Service and his extensive travels throughout Europe. His firsthand experiences provided him with a unique perspective on the societal issues he explores in his writings. Trollope's dedication to his craft and his commitment to portraying the complexities of human nature continue to captivate readers worldwide. For readers interested in Victorian literature, social commentary, and masterful storytelling, 'The Complete Works' by Anthony Trollope is a must-read. This comprehensive collection showcases the breadth and depth of Trollope's literary genius, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that remain relevant and engaging to this day.

This meticulously edited Anthony Trollope collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:_x000D_ Chronicles of Barsetshire:_x000D_ The Warden_x000D_ Barchester Towers_x000D_ Doctor Thorne_x000D_ Framley Parsonage_x000D_ The Small House at Allington_x000D_ The Last Chronicle of Barset_x000D_ Palliser Novels:_x000D_ Can You Forgive Her?_x000D_ Phineas Finn_x000D_ The Eustace Diamonds_x000D_ Phineas Redux_x000D_ The Prime Minister_x000D_ The Duke's Children_x000D_ Irish Novels:_x000D_ The Macdermots of Ballycloran_x000D_ The Kellys and the O'Kellys_x000D_ Castle Richmond_x000D_ An Eye for an Eye_x000D_ The Landleaguers_x000D_ Other Novels:_x000D_ La Vendée_x000D_ The Three Clerks_x000D_ The Bertrams_x000D_ Orley Farm_x000D_ The Struggles of Brown, Jones & Robinson_x000D_ Rachel Ray_x000D_ Miss Mackenzie_x000D_ The Belton Estate_x000D_ The Claverings_x000D_ Nina Balatka_x000D_ Linda Tressel_x000D_ He Knew He Was Right_x000D_ The Vicar of Bullhampton_x000D_ Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite_x000D_ Ralph the Heir_x000D_ The Golden Lion of Granpère_x000D_ Harry Heathcote of Gangoil_x000D_ Lady Anna_x000D_ The Way We Live Now_x000D_ The American Senator_x000D_ Is He Popenjoy?_x000D_ John Caldigate_x000D_ Cousin Henry_x000D_ Ayala's Angel_x000D_ Doctor Wortle's School_x000D_ The Fixed Period_x000D_ Kept in the Dark_x000D_ Marion Fay_x000D_ Mr. Scarborough's Family_x000D_ An Old Man's Love_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ Tales of All Countries:_x000D_ La Mère Bauche_x000D_ The O'Conors of Castle Conor_x000D_ John Bull on the Guadalquivir_x000D_ Miss Sarah Jack, of Spanish Town, Jamaica_x000D_ The Courtship of Susan Bell_x000D_ Relics of General Chassé_x000D_ An Unprotected Female At the Pyramids…_x000D_ Lotta Schmidt & Other Stories_x000D_ An Editor's Tales_x000D_ Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices and other Stories_x000D_ Other Stories_x000D_ Plays:_x000D_ Did He Steal It?_x000D_ The Noble Jilt_x000D_ Travel Writings:_x000D_ The West Indies and the Spanish Main_x000D_ North America_x000D_ South Africa_x000D_ How the 'Mastiffs' Went to Iceland_x000D_ Sketches:_x000D_ Hunting Sketches_x000D_ Travelling Sketches_x000D_ Clergymen of the Church of England_x000D_ Studies & Essays:_x000D_ The Commentaries of Caesar_x000D_ Thackeray_x000D_ Life of Cicero_x000D_ Lord Palmerston_x000D_ A Walk in a Wood_x000D_ On Anonymous Literature_x000D_ On English Prose Fiction as Rational Amusement_x000D_ On the Higher Education of Women_x000D_ The Civil Service as a Profession_x000D_ The National Gallery_x000D_ Clarissa_x000D_ The Uncontrolled Ruffianism of London_x000D_ The Young Women at the London Telegraph Office_x000D_ An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_