Rudy's Rules for Travel: Life Lessons from Around the Globe

Jensen's first book describes the often humorous, exasperating, and frustrating (though not in that order) travel adventures of the author and her husband, Rudy, recapping their many journeys taken from 1976 to 1994, in the days before cell phones and Internet maps. They are opposites in almost every aspect. Jensen is cautious and safety-loving, prepared to "expect the worst"; Rudy's rules of the road are much more spontaneous and include advice to "ride with locals, not tourists" and "relax, some kind stranger will appear." Their destinations include East Asia, Eastern Europe, Egypt, England, Mexico, New Zealand, and Russia. The author portrays the frustration, exasperation, and challenging emotions that accompany responses to what she sees as preventable situations, all without admonishing her husband with, "I told you so!"