Without a Guide: Contemporary Women's Travel Adventures

By Katherine Govier

More and more women today are moving around the globe for reasons as numerous as their destinations. These stunning essays, almost all of which have never been previously published, reflect a unique... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886913048
• ISBN13: 9781886913042
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Ruminator Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Real-life travel

It's no coincidence that the women who wrote these selections do not belong to the travel writing genre per se. The essays are honest and are a picture of realistic travel. It's not the typical travel stuff that sells--not the waving palm trees and lush tropical islands--it's the nit and grit. What a relief. I was beginning to think there was something wrong with me until I read this book. My travels just did not fit in with the Shangri-la, all-enlightening journeys that mainstream travel authors write about to appeal to an American audience. This is a great book, though I admit, it won't necessarily conjour up pictures of paradises that don't exist.