An American Traveler
Book description
A scintillating new collection from one of America's premier travel writers.
Why read it?
1 author picked An American Traveler as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a collection of a dozen essays allowing us to feel the fun, the drama, the craziness of travel, and the effect it can have on both our personalities and views after the journey. In other words, this book teaches us to feel these stories, which show us the more you risk the more rewards you will gain from your travel adventures.
It also reminds us to worry or at least be concerned for whom you are traveling with. After reading this, I believe it is not what we accomplish by traveling but what we take away from traveling.
From Gary's list on life and it's changes – the what, where, and why.
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