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9781932361315

The Best Travel Writing 2006 True Stories from Around the World

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  • ISBN13:

    9781932361315

  • ISBN10:

    1932361316

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-02-22
  • Publisher: Travelers' Tales
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Summary

For readers planning to spend time in a foreign locale, wanting to reminisce about a favorite trip, or just plain interested in the world, The Best Travel Writing 2006 provides over 25 of the best travel pieces from emerging and established authors. Covering every corner of the globe, these stories include the tale of a lone woman sailing with a ship of pirates, the kaleidoscopic world of a sex-addled visitor to Thailand, an amazing coat that seems to have been everywhere, and the bizarre world atop Mount Kilimanjaro. The latest installment in a consistently entertaining series highlighting the adventuresome side of travel, The Best Travel Writing 2006 showcases gripping stories from around the world.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Preface xiii
James O'Reilly
Introduction xv
Herbert Gold
Music of the Storm
1(12)
Judy Copeland
Indonesia
To Lhasa
13(9)
Pamela Logan
Tibet
Sex, God, and Rock `N' Roll
22(6)
Bob Guccione Jr.
Vatican City
Japanese Tattoo
28(18)
Dustin W. Leavitt
Tokyo
Sahara Unveiled
46(9)
Dar Robertson
Algeria, Morocco
Blinded by Science
55(13)
Melinda Misuraca
Thailand
Full Moon over Bohemia
68(8)
Christopher Cook
Czech Republic
The Discreet Charm of the Zurich Bourgeoisie
76(9)
Alain de Botton
Switzerland
The First Kiva
85(11)
Richard Bangs
Arizona
The Place You Could Be Looking For
96(16)
Thomas Swick
Thailand
Clutching My Soul in Paradise
112(8)
Joel Carillet
Papua New Guinea
Bees Born of Tears
120(17)
Laura Resau
Mexico
Road Roulette
137(12)
Rolf Potts
Lithuania, Poland, Hungary
Dying with Custer
149(8)
Tony Perrottet
Montana
A Million Years of Memory
157(7)
Bill Belleville
Galapagos
A Time to Kill
164(7)
Art Lester
Spain
Riding with the King
171(15)
Peter Heller
Mexico
The Book
186(20)
Patrick Symmes
South America
Cutouts
206(6)
Constance Hale
Italy
Fiji Time
212(7)
Joel Simon
Fiji
Mirage
219(12)
Paola Corso
Italy
The Messiah
231(5)
Paul Harper
Ghana
The Isle of the Mushroom King
236(15)
Dean Cycon
Indonesia
A Fine Kettle of Fish
251(11)
Trici Venola
Turkey
The Ring
262(8)
Rozalia-Maria Tellenbach
Switzerland
In the North Woods
270(9)
Tom Haines
Maine
Reading Between the Arches
279(6)
Bill Fink
Asia
Raven
285(6)
Marianne Rogoff
Mexico
West Meets East
291(9)
Pankaj Mishra
Venice
Lady with an Ax
300(19)
Tim Ward
Crete
In Jerusalem
319(10)
Jeff Greenwald
Israel
Mestizo
329(9)
Robbie Barnett
Tibet
The Oldest Road in the World
338(5)
Phil Cousineau
San Francisco and Tanzania
Acknowledgments 343(1)
About the Editors 344

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