If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World

10 best books like If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World (Kristine K. Stevens): Confessions of a Paris Party Girl, Three Ways to Capsize a Boat: An Optimist Afloat, The Magnetic North: Notes From The Arctic Circle, Somebody's Heart Is Burning: A Woman Wanderer in Africa, Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi, Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India, Butter Tea at Sunrise: A Year in the Bhutan Himalaya, Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer, All Over the Map, Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure

Confessions of a Paris Party Girl
AuthorVicki Lesage
ISBN1494701529
When newly-single party girl Vicki moved to Paris, she was hoping to indulge in wine, stuff her face with croissants, and fall in love. It proved to be much more "difficile" than she'd imagined. In this laugh-out-loud memoir, this cheeky storyteller recounts the highs and lows of her life in the City...
AuthorChris Stewart
ISBN0956003834
If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job - and there was just one tiny problem. He hadn't...
The Magnetic North: Notes From The Arctic Circle
AuthorSara Wheeler
ISBN0224082213
A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title

More than a decade ago, Sara Wheeler traveled to Antarctica to understand a continent nearly lost to myth and lore. In the widely acclaimed, bestselling Terra Incognita, she chronicled her quest to find a hidden history buried in Antarctica's...
AuthorTanya Shaffer
ISBN1400032598
“It's my life, and if I want to run from it I can,” quips Tanya Shaffer. An incorrigible wanderer, Shaffer has a habit of fleeing domesticity for the joys and rigors of the open road. This time her destination is Ghana, and what results is a transformative year spent roaming the African continent....
Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi
AuthorJennifer Barclay
ISBN1840246766
The world knows more about secret North Korea than the free society of the South. As a peace summit heralded a new era for a country divided for 50 years, Jennifer Barclay searched for the spirit of South Korea, discovering a land full of passion, tradition and spirituality, good humor, and great food....
AuthorMiranda Kennedy
ISBN1400067863
When twentysomething reporter Miranda Kennedy leaves her job in New York City and travels to India with no employment prospects, she longs to immerse herself in the turmoil and excitement of a rapidly developing country. What she quickly learns in Delhi about renting an apartment as a single woman—it’s...
AuthorBritta Das
ISBN1840244984
Often seen as a magical paradise at the end of the world, Bhutan is inaccessible to most travellers. Set against the dramatic scenery of the Himalaya, this beautiful memoir reveals hardships and happiness in a land almost untouched by the West. When Britta, a young physiotherapist, goes to work in a...
AuthorMireya Mayor
ISBN1426207212
A quick examination of her roots, and one may never have guessed that Mireya Mayor would become the woman she is today. Yet, against all odds, this self-professed former "girly girl" daughter of overprotective Cuban immigrants blossomed from NFL cheerleader to Fulbright Scholar to field scientist...
AuthorLaura Fraser
ISBN0307450635
What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and is still single? Wander the globe searching for romance and adventure, of course.

On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless...
AuthorTim Cahill
ISBN1932361448
Yikes, just when I had read one in this series that rated average, it slipped back down to below average again. And to add insult to injury, this book shared some stories with some of their other books that I've read (Whose Panties are These, Sand in my Bra, and more). I mean, if you don't have time enough to...
AuthorSadie Smith
ISBN0756653991
Off the Tourist Trail is a guide to the world's unspoiled sights and experiences. It takes a hundred clichéd tourist destinations - everything from over-visited national parks to overrated museums - and reveal 1,000 fresh and fascinating alternative options. Written by a team of travel experts,...
AuthorRita Golden Gelman
ISBN0307588017
In 1987, Rita, newly divorced, set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad. She wrote a book about her ongoing journey and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter—against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision. She has...
AuthorJanice Holly Booth
ISBN1426207336
Magnetically written by former CEO of a North Carolina Girl Scout Council and award winning CEO for the Western New York chapter of a national arts-in-education organization, this uniquely engaging travel journal describes four keys to unlocking personal and spiritual fulfillment: solitude,...
AuthorJennifer L. Leo
ISBN1932361111
Following on the heels of the successful Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures: Funny Women Write from the Road comes another collection of hilarious travel stories by women. From America to Australia to everywhere in between, the true stories in Whose Panties are These? will have you shaking your...
AuthorFaith Conlon
ISBN1580051995
There is nothing quite like hitting the road by yourself to awaken your senses, sharpen your mind, and build your confidence. In twenty-three beautifully crafted essays, women recount the thrills of traveling solo.

Despite threat-assessment levels and airport-security hassles, women...
AuthorJennifer Bove
ISBN1932361375
The stories in this remarkable collection detail the experiences of women who work in a variety of outdoor professions including smoke jumping, river running, professional falconry, and horse packing. A celebration of women making their way in the wild, the stories in these pages include rescuing...
The Japanese Chronicles
AuthorNicolas Bouvier
ISBN1562790080
Part-Japanese history, part-travelogue, part-personal memoir. This was originally written in French under the title "Chronique Japonaise." But the translation is excellent for it succeeds in preserving the breathtaking poetry that the author has shown possible in the act of seeing new places...
AuthorGavin Francis
ISBN1846970784
The stark, vast beauty of the remote Arctic Europe landscape has been the focus of human exploration for thousands of years. In this striking blend of travel writing, history and mythology, Gavin Francis offers a unique portrait of the northern fringes of Europe. His journey begins in the Shetland...
The Ringtone and the Drum: Travels in the World's Poorest Countries
AuthorMark Weston
ISBN1780995865
Laced with danger, packed with novel insights and told with a humane voice, The Ringtone and the Drum relates the fascinating tale of Mark Weston’s travels in West Africa. His journey through Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso touches a dizzying array of subjects, including the consequences...
Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler
AuthorLavinia Spalding
ISBN1932361677
Two major trends have recently swept the travel world: the first, an overwhelming desire (thanks to Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love) to write one’s own memoir; the second, an explosion of social media, blogs, twitter and texts, which allow travelers to document and share their...
Kilimanjaro Diaries: Or, How I Spent a Week Dreaming of Toilets, Drinking Crappy Water, and Making Bad Jokes While Having the Time of My Life
AuthorEva Melusine Thieme
ISBN1497599385
When expat blogger and mother of four Eva Melusine Thieme first harbors the idea of ringing out her three years in Africa on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, it sounds easy. In fact, it has all the trappings of a dream vacation: no cooking, no fighting kids, and an army of porters to lug everything up the...
Follow the Joy: A Memoir
AuthorJason Kurtz
ISBN0984329226
At 27, I bought a one-way ticket to India. I had no idea what I'd do when I landed, but in the past my most rewarding experiences came when I let intuition be my guide. So, I traveled without an itinerary and found myself searching for an elusive monkey temple, teaching Tibetan monks to sing, "You Are My Sunshine,"...
When the Cherry Blossoms Fall: My Life as an English Teacher in Japan
AuthorKim Hotzon
This memoir is no longer in active publication.

When Kim Hotzon and her fiancé Bill decided, on the spur of the moment, to take leave of their jobs in Canada to seek work in the far-flung country of Japan, the twenty-two-year-old only imagined swaying cherry blossoms framing elegant bridges....
Practice Makes Perfect: : How One Doctor Found the Meaning of Lives
AuthorDavid Roberts
ISBN1481104810
A thoughtful book by a promising new author that examines the unique relationships that develop between doctors and their patients and an rare look into the early career of a physician. The author tells the stories of several patients and their families that are at times humorous or surprising, but...
My Grape Escape
AuthorLaura Bradbury
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This is the 4th book of The Grape Series. It was a clean and wholesome drama. It has been described as a powerful memoir. And I can kind of draw the similarities of them as such. However, it was not upbeat or inspirational, which left me bereaved.

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