Book Review: Change Your Life Through Travel, by Jillian Robinson

 
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One of the things that struck me about this book was the author’s sincere interest in providing her readers with the necessary tools to start carving out their “travel transformation” experiences.

Book Review: World Stompers - A Global Travel Manifesto

 
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Written by a gentleman by the name of Brad Olsen, this book is definitely written from the younger person’s perspective.

Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo

 
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Beth Whitman does an excellent job covering all of the potential details women and other first time travelers must consider before hitting the road. Packing, safety, selecting a particular type of trip, online resources and more.

Married to a Bedouin

 
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 ”Married to a Bedouin” by Marguerite van Geldermalsen is the fascinating story of the author’slife among the native Bedouin of Petra, Jordan. 

Book Review: Baghdad Without a Map

 
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A collection of journalistic travel adventure tales from Tony Horwitz’s journeys through Arabia.

Book Review: Not So Funny When it Happened, Edited by Tim Cahill

 
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This book is basically a collection of brief, humorous travel essays from various writers, edited into one finished work.

Notes From a Big Country

 
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Notes From a Big Country, by Bill Bryson.
This was the book that introduced me to the work of Bill Bryson, via a referral from another traveling friend of mine.

Scotch and Holy Water

 
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Scotch and Holy Water, by John D. Tumpane is an up-close and personal look at integration into Turkish culture. 

Vagabonding, An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term Travel

 
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Author Rolf Potts has definately put his money where his mouth his with this real life exercise in checking out of the mainstream to trek around the world.

A Year in Provence

 
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A Year in Provence, by Peter Mayle.
As someone who has repeatedly selected countries to live in for a year or more, I enjoyed this book’s peek into the progression of cultural assimilation that occurs when you travel long term in a particular region, or in this case, move there permanently.