A Journey of One's Own (Second Edition): Uncommon Advice for the Independent Woman Traveler - Softcover

Zepatos, Thalia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0933377363 ISBN 13: 9780933377363

Publisher: The Eighth Mountain Press, 2000

Synopsis

Offers women travelers advice on sexual harassment, health, safety, theft, luggage selection, guidebooks, air travel, traveling with a child, group travel, and encountering new cultures

About this title

Review

A Journey of One's Own was written for women who long to travel but are a little hesitant about facing the open road alone. Author Thalia Zepatos has traveled by camel across the Thar Desert, hitchhiked along the Malay Peninsula, and trekked the high country of Nepal, and in this book she offers advice, encouragement, and wisdom to the women she hopes will follow in her footsteps. Zepatos recognizes that female travelers face challenges that their male counterparts seldom experience: sexual harassment, safety and health concerns, and cultural attitudes are a real part of any woman's travel experience. She also believes that women experience travel differently from men, and she sees the "global sisterhood of women" as a positive, ready-made opportunity for women to interact with whatever culture in which they find themselves.

Travel essays by women alternate with chapters on practical matters such as traveling alone, finding a compatible travel companion, planning your itinerary, and staying safe and healthy; as an added bonus, there's a list of resources that covers a variety of topics, from travel books and magazines to Internet service providers and socially/environmentally responsible travel opportunities. So, stop dreaming and start planning that fantasy trip with A Journey of One's Own.

From Library Journal

Zepatos, a traveler and lecturer, offers this guide for the independent woman who wishes to do extensive traveling on her own. Much of the book is directed toward helping women make decisions about whether to travel alone, with a companion, or in a group and how to handle extended travel to remote locations around the globe. Information is included for lesbians traveling alone or with a partner, and the author emphasizes homeopathic and natural remedies to combat illness. Although aimed at women, the book contains much valuable information for travelers in general, especially those considering a trip of several months or more. Narratives by the author and other women who have traveled to distant lands add flavor to this unusual guidebook. For alternative travel collections.
-Marguerite Mroz, Baltimore Cty. P.L.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Eighth Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933377363
• ISBN 13: 9780933377363
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 360