Best Travel Writing 2005: True Stories from Around the WorldJames O'Reilly, Sean O'Reilly, Larry Habegger This title is the second in our series of annual collections of the best travel writing. Many of these stories are original while some have appeared in other Travelers' Tales titles or elsewhere. But the common thread connecting them is fresh, lively storytelling and compelling narrative to make the reader laugh, weep, wish he were there, or be glad he wasn't. The 30 stories cover the globe, from encountering the spirit of Odysseus in the Mediterranean to restaging the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Malawi to probing the culture of the working men in the Tokyo fish market. The points of view and perspectives are global in reach and the themes are as eclectic as all of our books, including stories that encompass spiritual growth, absolute hilarity and misadventure, high adventure, romance, women's solo journeys, stories of service to humanity, family travel, and encounters with exotic cuisine. |
Contents
PART LAO PART FALANG | 9 |
THE CONCORDE R I P | 22 |
WAITING TO ARRIVE | 43 |
THE TIPPING POINT AT TIKAL 52 1222 | 52 |
CONFESSIONS OF A TRAVEL WRITER | 67 |
CARBONARO AND PRIMAVERA | 103 |
GRINGA MORISCA | 125 |
LIFE INTERRUPTED | 138 |
CIRCUIT BROKEN | 199 |
BALI | 212 |
SPANISH ART | 232 |
TRIGGER HAPPY IN CAMBODIA | 249 |
THE REDEMPTION OF ODYSSEUS | 266 |
THE ACCIDENTAL HOTEL | 290 |
REFINING THE Vegetable | 309 |
JOURNEY TO THE NIGHT SKY | 325 |
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