Over the years, I have made about every travel mistake possible. I have been mugged at gunpoint, stranded penniless, lost, hospitalised, drugged and a little bit kidnapped. I have consistently been in the wrong place at the wrong time, surviving through political coups, hurricanes, flash floods and pretty much everything in between. Be smarter than me. Think of this book as a guidebook to everywhere. It’s packed full of travel tips and tricks; from budgeting to bribery, health to…