Narrated with Carpenter’s characteristic humor, the memoir-in-essays "Paris Lost and Found" addresses French bureaucracy, scenery, and joie de vivre, but also the distinctive... Read More

The luminous essays of journalist Marcia DeSanctis’s "A Hard Place to Leave" juxtapose the restless search for elsewhere with longing for home. The entries begin in a dank... Read More

The humorous essays of Janna Goodwin’s "The End of the World Notwithstanding" concern the joys, perils, and absurdities of being alive on a small blue planet that’s whirling... Read More

This quirky travel memoir uncovers the lesser-known facets of Paris with verve. Scott Dominic Carpenter takes the role of a bemused American on sabbatical in his humorous... Read More

We travel initially to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves… And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in and... Read More

“For some reason I chose travel as my stimulant of choice and catalyst of inner explorations,” writes Yeadon, who delves into both internal and external journeys. As alluded... Read More

“Yankee go home, and take me with you,” read the bumper sticker fastened to a smoking jeepney chugging down one of the soot-laden streets of Manila. Third World-trotter... Read More

A sense of the spiritual arises in short spurts and over a lifetime of cherishing the soul and all things divine. Reassurance, peace and miracles are perpetual pursuits on... Read More

Reading Ireland: True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle is a surprisingly authentic substitute for a trip to Ireland, at least temporarily. The amazing thing about... Read More

Travelers? Tales presents another of its unique and invaluable collections of anecdotes, stories and quotes from people who travel: Safety and Security for Women Who Travel.... Read More

E pluribus unum. It could be the motto of this book, as well as the United States. Travelers’ Tales: America, a collection of stories and excerpts about the United States, is... Read More