Its most notable attraction is the wreckage of the fabled WaveJinn sea vessel.Īs an island in the middle of The Verve, Bat Saha is a city that serves as a major trade hub from The West to the rest of the Braided Shore. Choose Adventure can be purchased HERE on Amazon for $9.95.The wide, rocky, southern coast of The West, bordering Char Cape Passage on the Deep Water Bay. Still, the price for a Kindle read is going to be worth it for the amount of knowledge this book conveys. I think it would’ve been better to have a center section of photographs, or just not include photographs at all. If you’re reading it on a color Kindle or a PC, the photographs are too small and their captions tend to wrap around the digital pages making reading them somewhat cumbersome. If you purchase the Kindle version of Choose Adventure, the photographs in it will be too small and very grainy, especially on older devices. I skimmed through the sections that would never apply to me, but paid particular interest to the points that actually changed my perspective on traveling. Ellifritz doesn’t really vacation in Siberia, so you might be out of luck for cold-weather tips. Material is just never going to apply to you. However, this is where I recommend some wisdom in reading through the advice from Ellifritz. If you stand an 85% chance of being killed if taken hostage, why not resist?” In many instances he cites statistics and resource centers, making the Choose Adventure more of a studied reference than one man droning on about his opinions. Another 25% were killed during rescue attempts by American or British armed forces (statistics from a Rand Corp. As an example, in the Kidnapping section he writes, “When we look at Westerners kidnapped by Jihadi terrorists since 2001, 60% were murdered by their captors. Instead of beating around the bush, he’s also very blunt in his conclusions. Verdict: From dealing with active terrorist attacks or cramped legs on an airplane ride, Ellifritz is a very thorough instructor, breaking complex situations down into digestible portions. But as an overall travel book, I know I couldn’t match the breadth of material that Ellifritz discusses. If I were to write on the same subject matter, I’d be more precise in some areas where I have more experience, or make things regionally and culturally more appropriate where I’ve spent more time. I found myself nodding in approval of Ellifritz’s advice in Choose Adventure, and when I started to think he left something out entirely, I usually saw it covered in the next chapter. It includes tips like faster ways to dry wet clothing while in a hotel or Airbnb room without a dryer (Hotels chapter), realizing that most airport fatalities from a violent terrorist attack occur before the security check-in (Airports chapter), making improvised weapons and the legal ramifications of using one internationally (Improvised Weapons chapter), and even what to do if caught in a volcanic eruption (Surviving Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Other Natural Disasters chapter). Yet Choose Adventure was still a very welcoming refresher in terms of thinking about traveling more responsibly and efficiently. For me, traveling isn’t an exotic errand as much as a way of existing. I’ve been traveling since my family moved to Thailand when I was young. Instead, you need to go somewhere, make a few mistakes, return to the book, and then realize how you can and will do better on your next foray into the world. Every situation will seem to be compounded by the next problem or situation that Ellifritz brings up in the text. It’ll scare your pants off, and you’ll be too paranoid to go anywhere. If you’ve never traveled outside of the United States, but have an inkling to, don’t start by reading this Choose Adventure. It’ll help you think about self-defense situations in abstract ways, pieces of gear that could prove crucial in an emergency, and awkward social scenarios, to name a few examples. Either way, this book is going to open your eyes. Or you’ve lived overseas your entire life, but want to see things from a different perspective. Maybe you’ve been to Mexico a couple times and want to expand your horizons. In fact, it would only have one sentence … ‘Don’t do stupid stuff.’” This is completely true, but Ellifritz realizes that there can be a number of intricacies along the way. Ellifritz quotes a fellow traveler friend at the beginning, “If I was going to write this book, it would only have one page. His first book, Choose Adventure, details all the travel safety tips and tricks he picked up along the way.Ĥ11: Choose Adventure begins by pointing out its target audience. When he isn’t working in law enforcement or teaching self-defense skills, he’s racking up new globe-trotting experiences.
Premise: Initially living a sedentary life in the United States, Greg Ellifritz got the travel bug late in life and couldn’t get enough of it.
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