“Rolf Potts, the author who inspired wanderlust in many, has mastered the art of ‘engaged travel,’ which makes you see home with fresh eyes.” - The New York Times “A book that’s snackable, weighty, and fun all at once.The premier travel writer of a generation offering travel inspiration in short bursts and fun anecdotes? Sign. This unique philosophical guide will compel readers to see travel as an ongoing metaphor for life itself, and to bring the lessons of travel back into the context of their home lives. The Vagabond’s Way is meant to sustain the mindset of a journey, even when one isn’t able to travel.
The book’s various sections mirror the phases of a trip, including: Daily topics include reinventing “bucket lists” and saving money before the journey, improvising itineraries and navigating technology on the road, and keeping the spirit of the journey alive when you get home.
Throughout the year, Rolf Potts embraces the ragged-edged, harder-to-quantify aspects of travel that inevitably change travelers’ lives for the better, in unexpected ways. Each day of the year features a one-page meditation on a certain aspect of the journey, anchored by words of wisdom from a variety of thinkers-from Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger and poet Maya Angelou, to Trappist monk Thomas Merton and Grover from Sesame Street.
Thought-provoking reflections on the power of travel to transform our daily lives-from the iconoclastic travel writer, scholar, and author of Vagabondingįor readers who dream of travel-or long to get back out on the road- The Vagabond’s Way explores and celebrates the life-altering essence of travel.
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