Jason Smart

Rapid Fire Europe: City Hopping in 22 Western European Countries Jason Smart

Publisher Marketing: When Jason Smart decides he wants to visit Western Europe, the main obstacle in his path is the number of countries it contains. From Scandinavia in the north to the sweltering Mediterranean nations of the south, Western Europe contains over twenty different countries, and so he realizes that the only way to see as many of them as possible is to hop, skip and jump between them. One day here, a couple of days there: rapid fire stays in one city after another. Along the way, Smart battles with a nun in the Vatican, gets lots in a tunnel in Luxembourg, is almost run over by a tram in Lisbon and meets Jesus in a Madrid hotel. He witnesses the wealth of Monaco, the mountainous beauty of Liechtenstein, the neon of Amsterdam's red light district and the place witches once gathered in Stockholm. Rapid Fire Europe is a travelogue through twenty two of the most beautiful cities in Western Europe. Jason Smart is a published author of seven other travel books. He has also published travel articles in print and internet-based magazines. Find out more at his website www.theredquest.com. Books by Jason Smart: The Red Quest Flashpacking Through Africa The Balkan Odyssey Temples, Tuk-tuks and Fried Fish Lips Panama City to Rio de Janeiro Bite Size Travel in North America Crowds, Colour, Chaos Rapid Fire Europe Contributor Bio:  Smart, Jason Jason Smart was born in 1971 in Middlesbrough, Northern England. After moving to Yorkshire to study for his degree, he became a primary school teacher, eventually moving to the Middle East to take up a position in an international school in Qatar. A major traveller, Jason has been to over 100 countries, spanning six continents, including some less-travelled nations such as Paraguay, Bangladesh, Rwanda and the Comoros. His first travel book, The Red Quest, described his mission to visit every country of the former Soviet Union, plus the six Warsaw Pact nations. His second book, Flashpacking through Africa, details his travels through 17 African nations, and his third book, The Balkan Odyssey, describes his adventures at travelling through all the countries of the former Yugoslavia, plus Albania. His fourth book, Temples, Tuk-tuks and Fried Fish Lips is about to be published and chronicles Jason's travels through the Far East. Jason Smart's first published article was contained within a book entitled, From The Grand Canyon to the Great Wall, published by Slenk Dee LCC in 2012. He has also had articles printed in travel magazines and web-based travel sites. In June 2013, his first paperback was published by Destinworld Publishing. Entitled, Take Your Wings and Fly, it details his progression through the UK Private Pilot's Licence.