TY  - BOOK
AU  - Green,Joey
TI  - Last-minute travel secrets: 121 ingenious tips to endure cramped planes, car trouble, awful hotels, and other trips from Hell 
SN  - 9781613735046
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Chicago, Illinois
PB  - Chicago Review Press
KW  - Travel
KW  - Miscellanea
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Packing tricks -- Airplanes and airports -- Hotels and hovels -- Cruise ships and stranded cruise ships -- Trains and buses -- Cars -- Recreational vehicles and campers -- Camping
N2  - "Gone are the days of complimentary in-flight champagne and cushy sleeping-car coaches on the Orient Express. Say hello to $50 "legroom upgrades" and bedbug-infested hotels. What's a weary, frustrated traveler to do? Hang tight--it's Joey Green to the rescue! Last-Minute Travel Secrets contains more than a hundred unique travel tips that may sound goofy but really do work. You will discover how to correct uncomfortable accommodations using everyday household products. Uncork a wine bottle with a sneaker Protect your car from bug splatters with cooking spray Find your car in a parking lot using a water bottle Use a motel bathtub as a washing machine Muffle the sound of crying babies using tampon earplugs Purify and desalinate ocean water with a T-shirt And much, much more! The book also includes interesting and strange travel sidebars and fascinating trivia to keep you entertained until your lost luggage arrives--from Topeka."--; "This guide provides travelers with more than a hundred handy and unusual secrets to overcome obstacles and upgrade accommodations using common, easily found products. Learn how to use a bathtub as a washing machine, uncork a wine bottle with a sneaker, stash your valuables in a variety of clever locations, from neckties to potato chip bags, and more"--
ER  -