Adventures of a Continental Drifter

A one-of-a-kind travelogue memoir from “a terrific travel companion—funny, self-deprecating and exceedingly open-minded” (Chicago Tribune).

In October 2002, award-winning travel writer Elliott Hester sold his car, abandoned his apartment, and took off alone on a trip around the world, during which he drifted to over fifty destinations. Elliott's tales about his travels range from the bizarre to the hilarious to the flat-out shocking.

Travel with him as he:

• Chases off transvestites in the South Pacific
• Gets drunk on Estonian moonshine at the maker's eightieth birthday party
• Impersonates Samuel L. Jackson at the 38th International Film Festival in the Czech Republic
• Ponders the Finnish tradition of sprinting from steamy sauna to plunge into the frigid Baltic Sea—naked!
• And much more!

Only an around-the-world excursion could produce such outlandish, hair-raising, hysterical adventures. And only Elliott Hester could make such vivid observations and write such vibrant insights about life—and people—on the road.