Reviews for Naked in Dangerous Places: The Chronicles of a Hungry, Scared, Lost, Homesick, but Otherwise Perfectly Happy Traveler

The average rating for Naked in Dangerous Places: The Chronicles of a Hungry, Scared, Lost, Homesick, but Otherwise Perfectly Happy Traveler based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-17 00:00:00 Jill Padilla I didn't get too far into this before giving up. I think a few things would have made me enjoy it better: 1) Had I been able to hear the author's English accent. I'm sure that does a lot to sell his otherwise annoying personality. 2) Had a known who the author was. He may be very charming on the radio or tv, but I had never heard of him, so a book which was, essentially, all about him wasn't too interesting to me. 3) If he'd spent more time writing like a travel writer instead of like a self-aggrandazing tv personality. Any descriptions of the locations he travelled to were shrouded in "this is why I was so crazy for going here..." language, or spending too much time describing how he and the rest of the television crew approached this place, rather than the place itself. 4) If the writing had been better. He spends not-a-few paragraphs griping about bad writers and reality tv stars who aren't worth their salt, but doesn't make much of an effort to set himself apart from the group he lambasts. I did like the premise of hearing what goes on behind the scenes of a "reality" show (in quotation marks because it's reality like "Man vs. Wild" not "Survivor." There's no competition aspect.) I found it very amusing that he had to exit the plane in his new, impossibly remote location, three times, each time "looking surprised" so the cameraman could get several shots. Other than that, I just couldn't get into the story. He was a little schizophrenic in his telling of it, and like I said, the writing wasn't good enough to hold my attention, and his personality was grating. I guess next time I shouldn't pick up a book just because it has a naked man on the cover.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-10 00:00:00 Lonnie Albright Hilarious and well written with the skillful use of language I've come to associate with this author. This is the account of the making of the TV series in which the host is meant to appear lost in a foreign land without money or a place to stay and is thus reliant on the charity of the natives. The schedule is very gruelling involving visiting thirty two countries in little over twelve months, taking cheap,round about flights.Not only was the author expected to host the show,but was responsible for co production,script writing, voice overs, promotions etc. The prediction of his neighbour "this is going to kill you" almost came about as he had to have a life saving operation en route! Much of humour stems from the author's knowledge and admission of his lack of suitability for the adventurous tasks expected of him .In addition to everything else he has to cope with various allergies and phobias, all of which he relates in a very amusing and self depricating way. We are taken to Vanuatu, "The land that trousers forgot", Lesbos, Dubai, Alaska and Kenya to name but a few. I found there was just enough background information on each place, both geographical and historical, to make it interesting - and always entertaining and amusing, especially the footnotes The characters are well described and come alive, both the crew members and natives met en route. There is , of course, the added interest of insight into the filming procedure. All in all an amusing, honest and informative account which I recommend highly.