Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures | 2003 | Laurie Notaro | Buy |
| 2 | Whose Panties Are These? | 2004 | Laurie Notaro | Buy |
| 3 | The Thong Also Rises | 2005 | Laurie Notaro | Buy |
| 4 | What Color Is Your Jockstrap? | 2006 | Laurie Notaro | Buy |
| 5 | More Sand in My Bra | 2007 | Laurie Notaro | Buy |
The Funny Women Write from the Road series was published by Travelers’ Tales between 2003 and 2007. Each volume collects humorous essays by women about the things that go wrong when traveling. Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures (2003), the first entry, was edited by Jennifer L. Leo and gathered 28 stories covering destinations from Alaska to Zanzibar. It became a bestseller and spawned four follow-ups.
Whose Panties Are These? (2004), The Thong Also Rises (2005), What Color Is Your Jockstrap? (2006), and More Sand in My Bra (2007) continued the format. The titles give a fair sense of the tone: these are comic essays about cultural misunderstandings, embarrassing encounters, and the unpredictable side of travel. The contributors included established humor writers and first-time authors, and the series found a loyal audience among readers who liked their travel writing with a heavy dose of self-deprecation.