Reddit reviews Adventure Travel In The Third World: Everything You Need To Know To Survive in Remote and Hostile Destinations

• Cigarettes (Marlboro Red) are a currency, especially along the borders
  
• Commuter Buses will stop anywhere along the road
  
• You aren't going to be kidnapped - hitch hiking is safe
  
• Accept invitations for lunch or dinner
  
• Ignore the garbage along the road
  
• Use all your senses and absorb the environment
  
• Always use a water canteen and iodine tabs - your body is not prepared for their water
  
• Be friendly and smile
  
• Don't forget that you are there to learn about other cultures, not show them yours
  
• Buy Adventure travel in the Third World
  
  Depending on where you are going and how remote, you might also want to look into a local guide. I have never used one but I will be doing more remote trips soon and they are said to be invaluable - otherwise people might take your presence as hostile.

Jeff Randall and mike Perrin are very nice and very smart gentlemen, and their book gives realistic information of making it through other countries.