Wherever you go : a guide to mindful, sustainable, and life-changing travel

Wherever you go A guide to mindful, sustainable, and life-changing travel

Daniel Houghton

Book - 2019

"By the former CEO of Lonely Planet, a non-treatise on how traveling can be a transformative power to change you, and maybe even the world. Whether done in your town or across an ocean, travel opens your mind to cultural differences and creates empathy"--

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Subjects
Travel > Psychological aspects.
Mindfulness (Psychology)
Sustainability.
Travelers > Interviews.
Interviews.
Anecdotes.
Travel writing.
Genres
Interviews
Anecdotes
Travel writing
Published
New York : Tiller Press 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Daniel Houghton (author)
Edition
First Tiller Press hardcover edition
Physical Description
xiv, 225 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781982131586
  • Author's Note
  • Introduction: Why Travel Matters
  • Chapter 1. Finding Your Sea Legs: Comfort Is the Enemy of Progress
  • Chapter 2. What's a P&L?: Taking Every Opportunity
  • Chapter 3. Expanding Your Palette: The Subconscious Effect of Travel
  • Chapter 4. Expecting the Unexpected: Riding the Waves of Change
  • Chapter 5. Living Spontaneously: Get Rid of the Guidebook
  • Chapter 6. How to Embrace the Spirit of Adventure
  • Chapter 7. Expand Your Mind: How Travel Changes You
  • Chapter 8. Just Go!
  • Epilogue: Before You Go: A Travel Checklist and Best Practices
Review by Booklist Review

Travel-lovers know that all travel is a mind-broadening experience, whether backpacking or on le grand tour. Houghton, former CEO of Lonely Planet, might remind readers of their own memories when he recounts his travel stories alongside tales of rebuilding Lonely Planet after its re-purchase from BBC. Eighteen conversational interviews, from people like Richard Branson of Virgin, Phil Rosenthal, host of Somebody Feed Phil; global hotelier James McBride; and Doug Mills, a photojournalist covering the White House for 25 years, reveal subjects' travel adventures both incredible and not-so-wonderful. Writing in a breezy style with personal anecdotes that will touch hearts and minds, Houghton has produced not so much a travelogue but a memorable way of looking at trips, tours, and experiences at home and overseas. The final chapter delivers a 19-item checklist, such as get to the airport early and bring $200 in local currency, that some readers might not be in total agreement with, but all will appreciate his practical mindset and his journeying vision.--Barbara Jacobs Copyright 2019 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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