Gone are the days of complimentary in-flight champagne and cushy sleeping-car coaches on the Orient Express. Say hello to $50 "legroom upgrades" and bedbug-infested hotels. What's a weary, frustrated traveler to do? Hang tight—it's Joey Green to the rescue! Last-Minute Travel Secrets contains more than a hundred unique travel tips that may sound goofy but really do work. You will discover how to correct uncomfortable accommodations using everyday household products.

Uncork a wine bottle with a sneaker

Protect your car from bug splatters with cooking spray

Find your car in a parking lot using a water bottle

Use a motel bathtub as a washing machine

Muffle the sound of crying babies using tampon earplugs

Purify and desalinate ocean water with a T-shirt

And much, much more! The book also includes interesting and strange travel sidebars and fascinating trivia to keep you entertained until your lost luggage arrives—from Topeka.

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