While there are at least 254 good ones, our panel of experts has ranked the Top 10 reasons "The Pirates of Ipanema", available now on Amazon.com, will prove a lot more useful on your next overseas adventure than a multi-tool!
1
When thrown, this book can effectively reduce snoring in your dorm room without the fear of accidental manslaughter.
2
You can justify sitting on a beach fully clothed when you really just want to check out the girls.
3
You spot this on your buddy's arm. Grab your book/smasher and show that bedbug who's boss!
4
Everybody's afraid of having their wallet stolen... except you! "Please, leave the book! I need to know how it ends!"
5
Gee, I don't know... waiting in terminals, day-long bus and train journeys... why not read the damn thing!
6
The mouse is old, the hostel has no mouse pads... but you do!
7
Sweet, those Italian girls offered you some of their pasta. Only problem is, no more plates. Problem solved.
8
It's 2am, you get to the toilet, the paper's all gone... a common hostel dilemma, but not for you!
9
Great, they have a book swap... and actually something on the shelf other than "50 Shades of Grey"! So long, "Pirates"!
10
So you think the "good" girls don't care about the size of your coaster... so naive, dude. So naive.