* `Indispensable.` Wanderlust Magazine *`Essential pre-departure reading.` Jennifer Cox, Author of Around the World in 80 Dates *Newly revised and updated in 2010 The Backpacker`s Bible, the result of extensive research and first-hand experience, is crammed full of advice for the first time traveler - from planning the journey to packing your bags, from organising money to keeping in touch with home. There are helpful tips on finding work abroad, obtaining travel insurance, being a responsible eco-traveller and much more. Crucially, you`ll find information on personal safety and potential health risks, with newly revised and updated chapters to cover the increased international safety measures and the growth of internet-related travel assistance and social online networking. To help you find out more about destinations, the best guidebooks are recommended, together with a comprehensive selection of insightful travel reads. There`s even an alphabetical guide to diplomatic contacts for each country, complete with details of typical regional climates. This book truly is the bible for the modern backpacker.