Praise for Volume 1 of Strange Tales of World Travel

“This book contains some of the most astonishing tales I’ve ever encountered. One after another. They make for obsessive reading.” —Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh

“The entire point of travel is to encounter the unimaginable. Gina and Scott Gaille have collected some of the most remarkable tales to ever see the light of day. A hoot to read.” —J. Maarten Troost, author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals

“A fabulous new book! Two- or three-page stories, each one brings you to a different part of the world.” —Frommer’s Travel Show

“Strange Tales of World Travel presents a world you will not find in glossy magazine articles, breathless blogs, or self-adulatory Instagrams ... it’s a world of adventures gone awry, ... of intimate glimpses of unimaginable wealth and unquestionable power, of close encounters with the wilder edges of human culture .... The result is a collection that is, as the book’s subtitle suggests, bizarre, mysterious, horrible, and hilarious—like travel, and life itself.” —From the Foreword by Don George, author of Lonely Planet’s How to Be a Travel Writer

“Damn! I thought my book had the strangest bunch of true travel tales under the sun, but the Gailles’ collection leaves me in the dust. Maybe even obliterated in a Sahara sandstorm.” —Albert Podell, New York Times best-selling author of Around the World in 50 Years

Bronze Winner in Travel Essay category - 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs)

Honorable Mention in Travel Book category - 2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards

Finalist in Travel category - 2019 Foreword Magazine INDIES Book Awards

Gina and Scott Gaille grew up longing to experience the far corners of the globe. Gina is most passionate about Africa, where she served as a missionary in a remote part of Kenya. Scott’s career as an international lawyer has taken him to more than 100 nations, including many that tourists rarely visit. Wherever they go, Gina and Scott search for extraordinary stories. You never know what you might hear when you ask: “What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen?” When not on their adventures, the Gailles reside in Houston, Texas.

1.    Bathroom Break, Tanzania 
2.    Pura Vida, Costa Rica 
3.    Cultural Leftovers, Ethiopia 
4.    Reciprocity, Iceland 
5.    Watch Where You Step, South Africa 
6.    First They Took Our Guns, Cambodia 
7.    Musth, Kenya 
8.    Don’t Become a Travel Statistic, Bora Bora 
9.    Echidna Love, Australia 
10.    The Boy Butler, Ethiopia 
11.    The Young Man and the Sea, Pacific Ocean 
12.    Paternity Test, Tanzania 
13.    Dragon Well Tea, China 
14.    Zebra Fight, South Africa 
15.    Sinking Boats, Galapagos Islands 
16.    Unintended Consequences, Tanzania 
17.    Were Trolls Real, Norway
18.    Inexplicable Horror, Rwanda
19.    Claustrophobia, Turkey
20.    The Marriage Proposal, Guinea Bissau
21.    Wine Done Wrong, Italy
22.    Baboon Attack, Tanzania
23.    War of the Wolves, Wyoming
24.    Follow the Rules, Tanzania
25.    The Next Victim, Florida
26.    The Guinea Worm, Ghana
27.    The Towers of Pain, Chile
28.    The Elephant’s Closest Relative, Kenya
29.    Ambush, Costa Rica
30.    The Giraffe Kisser, Kenya
31.    Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast, Brazil
32.    Flying Toilets, Kenya
33.    Whale Slaughter, Azores Islands
34.    The Painted Wolves, Botswana
35.    The Hurricane, Bermuda
36.    The Roque Santiero, Angola
37.    Score One for the Salmon, Alaska
38.    Crucifixion Beach, Togo
39.    Unwanted Visitors, Kazakhstan
40.    Jack’s Camp, Kalahari Desert
41.    The Rescue, Tanzania
42.    The Bathroom Apartment, India
43.    Tigerfish Attack, South Africa
44.    Lilac-Breasted Roller, South Africa
45.    Where’s Suriname, Suriname
46.    Dirty Needles, Angola
47.    Adoption Gone Wrong, Zimbabwe
48.    Coup d’Chef, Libya
49.    One Man’s Journey, East Africa
50.    Swim Contest, Uganda