One Year Off Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children

by Cohen, David Elliot

• ISBN13: 9781885211651
• ISBN10: 1885211651
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-25
• Publisher: Travelers' Tales

Summary

With three children under the age of nine, the youngest still in diapers, the Cohens decide to do something many dream of, but few actually undertake: sell the house, the cars, and the belongings and take off for a year-long journey around the world. Demonstrating great creativity and tremendous tenacity, David, Devi, and their children create the adventure of a lifetime -- an inspiration to anyone who dreams of leaving it all behind. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Prologue	13	(18)
What Have We Done?	31	(9)
Tiburon, California
We Never Get to Go Anywhere	40	(8)
Stinson Beach, California
The Sex Life of Butterflies	48	(9)
Arenal Lodge, Costa Rica
Pura Vida	57	(8)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Those Lovable French	65	(9)
Paris, France
Awkward Moments	74	(7)
Dole, France
Speak French or Die	81	(9)
Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France
Finding Our Stride	90	(8)
Nice, France
Gluttony without Tears	98	(10)
San Teodoro, Sardinia
A Tough Day on the Road	108	(10)
Rome, Italy
Next Time We Take the Bus	118	(11)
Panzano-in-Chianti, Italy
The Museum of Torture	129	(10)
Patras, Greece
Autumn of the Gods	139	(13)
Kusadasi, Turkey
Your Wife Doesn't Love You	152	(12)
Istanbul, Turkey
Kara's Shangri-la	164	(12)
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
``In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle...''	176	(11)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Flight of the Damned	187	(11)
Cape Town, South Africa
The Most Beautiful Place on Earth	198	(23)
Mumbai, India
Another Planet	221	(12)
Bangkok, Thailand
The Middle of Nowhere	233	(10)
Ceduna, South Australia
Heads or Tails	243	(10)
Sydney, Australia
Land Mines and Temples	253	(9)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The Lesson of the Buddha Cave	262	(7)
Luang Prabang, Laos
Epilogue Was It All Worthwhile?	269	(10)
Appendixes Four Frequently Asked (and Unasked) Questions	279	(6)
Bibliography	285	(4)
Acknowledgments	289