Roam

Dean Starnes is a contributing writer to Lonely Planet, and has written, photographed and designed a superb, quirky travel book for travellers of the real and the armchair variety. With an original take on the art of travelling in the modern world that is utterly original in tone, funny, irreverent but factually impeccable, it will be a superb gift for travellers and their friends.A talented photographer and writer, Dean's take on the world of the independent traveller is a rich, colourful visual feast, with an eye for the amusing, the poignant and the totally fascinating - from the latest in penis-gourd fashion to the intricacies of negotiating borders without visas, his book will delight amuse and entertain.