Based on true eventsтАФembellished with fictional tales and a made-up travel partnerтАФMark TwainтАЩs A Tramp Abroad chronicles his meandering journey through Germany, the French and Swiss Alps, and Northern Italy. Attempting to make the trip by foot, Twain ventures down the Neckar river by raft, ascends Mont Blanc by telescope, and experiences European life with his usual penetrating wit, infectious curiosity, and timeless humor.
Along the way, Twain offers his thoughts on the role of тАЬThe PortierтАЭ in European hotels, a vivid description of тАЬHeidelberg Castle,тАЭ and his unvarnished opinion of тАЬThe Awful German Language,тАЭ as well as a few tall tales, such as тАЬThe Man Who Put Up at GadsbyтАЩs.тАЭ