The new travel memoir from the bestselling author of "The Kindness of Strangers" and "The Wander Year.".. "McIntyre writes eloquently."--"Publishers Weekly" In his most personal book yet, lifelong vagabond Mike McIntyre invites readers into his little corner of the world--a corner that is always moving. As a young man, McIntyre careened around the globe to escape boredom, bad jobs and a broken heart. Over the next three decades, he instead journeyed the world to encounter challenges, captivating characters and valuable life lessons. In this collection of forty-six stories from...
The new travel memoir from the bestselling author of "The Kindness of Strangers" and "The Wander Year.".. "McIntyre writes eloquently."--"Publi...
"Could you survive a cross-country trip relying only on the kindness of strangers? Well, Mike McIntyre did. He put our country to the test, and what he found out sure surprised me."-Oprah Winfrey Stuck in a job he no longer found fulfilling, journalist Mike McIntyre felt his life was quickly passing him by. So one day he hit the road to trek from one end of the country to the other with little more than the clothes on his back and without a single penny in his pocket. Through his travels, he found varying degrees of kindness in strangers from all walks of life-and discovered more...
"Could you survive a cross-country trip relying only on the kindness of strangers? Well, Mike McIntyre did. He put our country to the test, and wha...
From the author of the #1 Travel Bestseller "The Kindness of Strangers" "A superb writer"-"Los Angeles Times" Mike McIntyre and his longtime girlfriend, Andrea, are in their early 40s and itching for a break. So they rent out their San Diego home-dog, cat and furniture included-and embark on a yearlong journey around the world. "We're not out to find ourselves, or even to lose ourselves," McIntyre writes. "We're merely seeking a pause in our routines." But the couple is soon swept up in the adventure of a lifetime: trekking in the Himalayas, traversing the Sahara on camel, scrambling...
From the author of the #1 Travel Bestseller "The Kindness of Strangers" "A superb writer"-"Los Angeles Times" Mike McIntyre and his longtime g...