Front Cover -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CORSICAN SWALLOWTAIL: CORSICA, FRANCE -- THE FIUMICELLI RIVER: CORSICA, FRANCE -- THE PRIVATE TOUR OF TOPKAPI PALACE'S HAREM COMPLEX AS CONDUCTED BY JOHN-WITH-A-C: ISTANBUL, TURKEY -- THE DALMORE DISTILLERY: SCOTLAND -- THE SPANISH KING OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- THE WATERFOWL OF WINDSOR, ENGLAND -- TOM TIT'S EXPERIMENT: SÖDERTÄLJE, SWEDEN -- THE BEST FALAFEL IN THE WORLD: BEIRUT, LEBANON -- USEFUL PHRASES -- LJUBLJANA CASTLE: LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA -- THE ANTIQUE CAROUSEL OF THE PICCI FAMILY: FLORENCE, ITALY -- THE BASEL RATHAUS: BASEL, SWITZERLAND -- IN SEARCH OF FRANK ZAPPA: VILNIUS, LITHUANIA -- THE INSIDE-OUT HEART OF PARIS: BEAUBOURG, FRANCE -- OF HERMITS AND SARACENS: LE VIEUX NOYER, FRANCE -- MICKEY MOUSE AND MARSHAL ZHUKOV: MANEZH SQUARE, MOSCOW, RUSSIA -- ODYSSEUS AND GRILLED LOBSTER: BONIFACIO, CORSICA, FRANCE -- THE DOOR TO HELL: PARIS, FRANCE -- THE SUBMARINE SIGHTS OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- THE THIRD TOWER UP FROM THE ROAD: HUANGHUACHENG, CHINA -- WARNING: THIS COLUMN CAN CAUSE FETAL DEFECTS -- SEX AND DRUGS AND SAMBAL GORENG BUNCIS: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS -- THE GREAT WALL OF CHINESE GOLF: GRAND EPOCH CITY, CHINA -- SWITZERLAND'S LEAST BORING STREET: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- A SLOW BOAT TO JAPAN: KOBE, JAPAN -- KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S NOSTRIL: THE DAIBUTSU, NARA, JAPAN -- THE ORIGINAL SINGAPORE SLING -- THE LOST CIVILIZATION OF TORRE: CORSICA, FRANCE -- CITIES IN THE SAND: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -- THE STREET PERFORMERS OF BARCELONA, SPAIN -- FORTUNE-TELLING RABBITS: ISTANBUL, TURKEY -- FLYING OVER (AND STOPPING IN) BANGKOK, THAILAND -- BOILED DUCK EMBRYOS: MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- THE NESTING HABITS OF ROMAN CARS: ROME, ITALY -- AIRPORT KISSES -- LES FRITES DE LA LIBERTÉ: BRUGES, BELGIUM -- THE CURSE OF THE MUMMIES: CAIRO, EGYPT -- THE CHÂTEAU D'IF: MARSEILLE, FRANCE.

THE (OR AT LEAST A) TEMPLE OF SPANISH SOCCER: MADRID, SPAIN -- OF ROMANS AND PUSSYCATS: PROVENCE, FRANCE -- ERBALUNGA: CORSICA, FRANCE -- ALEXANDER THE NAVAL TROMBONE PLAYER: ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA -- A TO ZAGREB, CROATIA -- KAFKA'S EROTIC DREAM: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED: MONACO -- LYON AND LIGHTSABERS: LYON, FRANCE -- CRATER LAKE, OREGON -- A TREE OR NOT A TREE?: CHENNAI, INDIA -- TUCK & PATTI AND JEFF AND STARLIGHT: CORSICA, FRANCE -- ZVOUROS, THE CLAWED GUARDIAN OF THE ACROPOLIS: ATHENS, GREECE -- MILLER, YOU'RE ASLEEP!: L'ÎLE D'ARZ, FRANCE -- GIRL WITH LOTUS FLOWER: SAIGON, VIETNAM -- DRUNKEN ANGELS: ISLAY, SCOTLAND -- TAXIS -- FORGOTTEN HEROES: LONDON, ENGLAND -- THE WORLD'S OLDEST FERRIS WHEEL: VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- CHRISTMAS CHEER IN BRONZE: BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA -- THE TRUMPETERS OF CRACOW, POLAND -- THE WEST -- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH -- OH, TO LIVE ON SUGAR MOUNTAIN -- I'M LEAVING LAS VEGAS -- I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO -- HOME -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Books Available from Santa Monica Press.