Embark

By C Scholz

1973 HITCHHIKING TOUR OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AREA. JOURNALED DAILY FOR SIX MONTHS ON THE ROAD BY A 21-YEAR-OLD MIDWESTERN AMERICAN FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE. WRITING FRIEND ACCOMPANIES TRAVELER ALL THE WAY TO TURKEY. TRAVELS FROM NEW YORK TO ICELAND TO LUXEMBOURG. PARIS, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, MUNICH AND ATHENS. ROOFTOP ACCOMMODATIONS IN PARIS AND THESSALONIKI. VAN GOGH MUSEUM, LE LOUVRE, HOFBRAUHAUS, DACHAO CONCENTRATION CAMP, ORIENT EXPRESS FROM LJUBLJIANA TO THESSALONIKI. GREEK ISLANDS TO TURKEY WHERE TRAVELS WERE EXTENSIVE. ANKORA, ESKISEHIR, ISTANBUL, AKCAKOCA AND ANTALYA. ADVENTURES INCLUDE MEERSHAUM PIPE FACTORY, BLACK SEA HIGH TIDES AND JAIL TIME IN ANTALYA. COMPANION'S FAMILY BECOMES FAMILY AWAY FROM HOME WHILE STAYING WITH THEM IN ANKORA FOR SIX WEEKS. THE REST OF THE JOURNEY IS SOLO. A FLIGHT FROM ANKORA TO ROME. THE POPE AND DAVINCI. LEANING TOWER OF PISA. EL DUOMO AND THE UFIZI IN FLORENCE. TRAINRIDE TO VENICE BRINGS HIM TOGETHER WITH A TRAVELING AUSTRALIAN WOMAN. TO THE OKTOBERFEST. A COMMITMENT TO TRAVEL TOGETHER. LOVE IN THE SWISS ALPS, EVENTFUL ENCOUNTER WITH SWISS PILOT, MARSEILLES, COSTA DEL SOL. REALIZED LOVE LIMITATIONS IN BARCELONA. MADRID TRAIN RIDE BACK TOPARIS. SORBONNE STUDENTS ARRANGE SAINT DENIS ACCOMMODATIONS WITH FRENCHMAN. BROKEN PHONE CALL TO DEPARTED AUSTRALIAN WOMAN. A LONELY PARIS IN NOVEMBER. LAST EXCUSION TO MOROCCO VIA MALAGA. HASH MAILING BACK TO PARIS FROM MOROCCO. AND BACK HOME BY CHRISTMAS. A LIFETIME TO MEASURE THE VALUE OF THE JOURNEY TAKEN AND THE IMPACT ON HIS JOURNEY AHEAD.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1667835157
• ISBN13: 9781667835150
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"