SandwichesShouldNeverTasteLikeCowCrap.jpegSandwiches Should NEVER Taste Like Cow Crap by Dave Lowe (published by Manta Press in 2008) is a tasty stew of stories from life on the Lowe Road.

Starting with strip searches at foreign customs, run-ins with tatami dragon ladies, rides aboard horny camels, shots fired by AK-47's, wheels breaking off taxis and more than a flightmare or two - Dave's travelogue poses a question: Are his size 13 shoes spreading mayhem and chaos with each step?

Only the Travel Gods know for sure.....

Sandwiches Should NEVER Taste Like Cow Crap's synopsis, preface, sample chapters and acclaim can be found by navigating the section below.

Dave Lowe's blog, The Lowe Road covers what's happening in travel, from zero to seven to star, hovels to hotels, donkeycarts to airlines and anything else useful that may come in handy for that future luxury resort vacation in North Korea.

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Wednesday
Jul282010

Whole Lotta Scratchin' Going On (NYC)

DateWednesday, July 28, 2010 at 6:27PM

With up to one in 15 New Yorkers battling bed bugs (most commonly known by travelers staying in fleapits in countries like India and Ethiopia, not the Big Apple) the city's health department is stepping in to fight the infestation; a portal is being set up (one for rats is already operational) to educate people as to what to do.

Up to 400,000 people have reported bed bugs in their homes, businesses, and the problem is seen as a result of more global travel.

Even retail spaces have not been immune to the problem - two SOHO retail stores recently closed due to bed bugs infesting their merchandise and were forced to turn away customers until the problem was solved.

One wonders how this will affect tourism numbers, as coming back from a New York vacation scratching rows of bites left by bed bugs is not going to entice people the Big Apple - no matter how low the USD goes against other major currencies.

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