The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 10 - by Lavinia Spalding (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In <i>The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 10: True Stories from Around the World</i>, thirty celebrated and emerging writers invite you to ride shotgun as they travel the globe to discover new places, people, and facets of themselves. The essays are as diverse as the destinations, the common thread being fresh, compelling storytelling that will make you laugh, weep, wish you were there, or thank your lucky stars you weren't. <i>The Best Women's Travel Writing</i> speaks to the reasons why we travel--and how travel changes our lives. <p/>In <i>The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 10: True Stories from Around the World</i>, you'll: <p/>Study the ancient art of belly dancing in Egypt<br>Go day-drinking with a sea captain in Croatia<br>Scuba dive through an underground cave in Mexico<br>Run from massive exploding balloons in Burma<br>Embed with the military in Afghanistan<br>Experience a different kind of time in Argentina<br>Go dogsledding in Finland<br>Confront heartache, pain, and a deadly creature in Indonesia<br>Negotiate with smugglers in Mongolia<br>Marry a stranger at Burning Man <p/>... and much, much more.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for the <i>Best Women's Travel Writing</i> series: <p/>This book will grace my bedside for years to come. -- Simon Winchester <p/>Delightful (and sometimes dreadful) wayfaring adventures from all corners of the globe. -- <i>The Washington Post</i> <p/>There is real drama and comedy in these pages. -- <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>An inspiration and a fine read for anyone who is missing the open road. -- <i>Transitions Abroad</i> <p/>Even as a veteran traveler, I found new revelations here. -- Herbert Gold<br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lavinia Spalding</b> has edited three previous volumes of <i>The Best Women's Travel Writing</i>. She is also the author of <i>Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler</i> and <i>With a Measure of Grace, the Story and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant</i>, and she introduced the reissued e-book edition of Edith Wharton's classic travelogue, <i>A Motor-Flight Through France</i>. Her writing appears in numerous print and online publications, including <i>Sunset, Yoga Journal, San Francisco</i> magazine, <i>The San Francisco Chronicle, Tin House, </i> and <i>The Best Travel Writing</i>. She lives in San Francisco, where she is a resident of the Writers' Grotto and co-founder of Weekday Wanderlust, a monthly travel reading series.<br>
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