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The Way of Wanderlust
The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George | Don George
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As a professional travel writer and editor for the past 40 years, Don George has been paid to explore the world. Through the decades, his articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and websites around the globe and have won more awards than almost any other travel writer alive, yet his pieces have never been collected into one volume. The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George fills this void with a moving and inspiring collection of tales and reflections from one of Americas most acclaimed and beloved travel writers. From his high-spirited account of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a whim when he was 22 years old to his heart-plucking description of a home-stay in a muddy compound in Cambodia as a 61-year-old, this collection ranges widely. As renowned for his insightful observations as for his poetic prose, George always absorbs the essence of the places hes visiting. Other stories here include a moving encounter with Australias sacred red rock monolith, Uluru; an immersion in country kindness on the Japanese island of Shikoku; the trials and triumphs of ascending Yosemites Half Dome with his wife and children; and a magical morning at Machu Picchu.
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The author has put together a timeline of his travels through previously published magazine articles. Some brief, others a bit longer, I lingered over this one reading a chapter a day.

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couters7

“Sometimes the world delivers the deepest connections when we least expect it — and that‘s why we have to be alive to every moment.”

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couters7

“And I think that time flows backward and forward, and that once in a rare while — if you are lucky and it is cloudy enough to make you see beyond your preconceptions — you stumble onto a connection that transcends it all.”

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“Do we craft our memories, or do our memories craft us?”

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CaitlinR
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1. Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon). 2. Doolan, Ireland, the music was wonderful. 3. Galapagos. 4. Either, depending on location. Flying isn‘t much fun anymore tho‘. Love going by train too. 5. Lemon Gelato, although any flavor works. #manicmonday @JoScho

quillable I've always wanted to go to Ireland! 6y
CaitlinR @quillable Hope you get there. 6y
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tournevis
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1️⃣ I've always loved to travel, go places, see the world, even before I knew how to read.
2️⃣ Vietnam
3️⃣ Norway
4️⃣ Depends on where we're going and if I'm with people. I like to fly, but flying in groups sucks.
5️⃣ Yes, please. Huh, a little more, please. Yes. Thank you.
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TheKidUpstairs You're so right, flying with a group of people is awful. I find it quite relaxing if I'm on my own! 6y
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