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As a professional travel writer and editor for the past 40 years, Don George has been paid to explore the world. Through the decades, his articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and websites around the globe and have won more awards than almost any other travel writer alive, yet his pieces have never been collected into one volume. The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George fills this void with a moving and inspiring collection of tales and reflections from one of America's most acclaimed and beloved travel writers.
From his high-spirited account of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a whim when he was 22 years old to his heart-plucking description of a home-stay in a muddy compound in Cambodia as a 61-year-old, this collection ranges widely. As renowned for his insightful observations as for his poetic prose, George always absorbs the essence of the places he's visiting.
Other stories here include a moving encounter with Australia's sacred red rock monolith, Uluru; an immersion in country kindness on the Japanese island of Shikoku; the trials and triumphs of ascending Yosemite's Half Dome with his wife and children; and a magical morning at Machu Picchu.
Contents
Foreword by Pico Iyer
Introduction by Don George
Short prologues precede each story
Pilgrimages
1. Climbing Kilimanjaro
2. Sunrise at Uluru
3. Delos Diary
4. Notre-Dame
5. Conquering Half Dome
6. Japan's Past Perfect–Shikoku
7. Machu Picchu Magic
8. Ryoanji reflections
9. Family Adventure in the Galapagos
10. A Pilgrim at Stinson Beach
11. Thanksgiving in Connecticut
Encounters
1. In Love, in Greece, in the Springtime
2. Pakistan Karakoram Postcard
3. Dubrovnik
4. A Day in the Life of Dubbo
5. Baja: Touched by a Whale
6. Insights into Nice at the Musee Matisse
7. Making Roof Tiles in Peru
8. Building Bridges in Mostar
9. Spin the Globe—El Salvador
10. Jordan–Exhilarating Encounters, Enduring Lessons
11. Living-history Lessons in Berlin
Illuminations
1. Pythion
2. Japanese Wedding
3. At the Musee d'Orsay
4. Prambanan in the Moonlight
5. Aitutaki–Finding salvation in the South Seas
6. Africa–Wildlife Illuminations
7. Unexpected Offerings on a Return to Bali
8. French Connections–Saint Paul
9. Lynn Ferrin
10. The Intricate Weave–Italy
11. Finding a Sense of Home Abroad
Epilogue: Every journey Is a Pilgrimage
