I really enjoyed this book, mostly because the author wrote about her travels in Ireland, Australia, and South America, all places I haven't read nearly enough about. I especially loved the Australia parts- I've never particularly had the urge to go there because it's so far away and seems like t...
This book is REALLY GOOD! It is about a college junior who travels to Ireland meets an Australlian girl and then follows her home in Australlia and ventures off on her own in South America. This is the kind of travel memoir I LOVE! It reads a lot like a novel, not bogged down in the historical de...
This book was a joy to read! It's always a gamble with memoirs because often the writing is sub par, but Friedman's prose is smooth and effortless. She was honest and realistic in her evaluation of herself and her expectations of travel. I truly enjoyed watching her learn and grow as she chang...