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Book Details Title: Places I Remember: Tales, Truths, Delights from 100 Countries Author: Lea Lane Number of pages: Publisher: Lea Lane (January 1, 2020) Language: English ISBN: 0578625105 Rating: 5     16 reviews

Book Description Review “I love her courage and heart! Funny, poignant, wise, and woke–an ideal travel companion.”–Joan Walsh (The Nation, CNN) “With her charming essays and the delightful illustrations, Places I Remember speaks to both travelers and wannabes–including the growing numbers going solo.”–Bella DePaulo (author, Singled Out) “…the perfect gift…it tells little stories–poignant and funny and sad.”–Margie Goldsmith (forbes.com) ___Amazon reviews: “wonderful writer, but even more, a true lover of travel” “laughed out loud” “exquisite illustrations” “this book is delightful!” “witty and personal voice” “an ideal holiday gift” “lovely and evocative vignettes” “like hearing the stories from your most interesting friend” “scrumptious tidbits” “delightfully charming style” “feels like you’re her friend” “I didn’t want to put it down” “warm and witty” “you not only travel a world of places, but a world of people” “experiences, and emotions, all tendered with wit and perception” “illustrations are perfect” “each story is a little gem” Read more About the Author Lea Lane is an award-winning writer and communicator, author of Places I Remember: Tales, Truths, Delights from 100 Countries, and Travel Tales I Couldn’t Put in the Guidebooks. She writes for magazines, newspapers and on websites, including Forbes.com, The New York Times, Salon, and the Daily Beast.I was a CUNY Writing Fellow in 2017, working with Leo Carey of The New Yorker and Jon Galassi of FSG. Will be a CUNY Fellow again in 2020. Read more Customers Review: Loved this travel memoir. I was entertained and touched and I learned interesting, offbeat information as well. The book’s sections start with Andorra and end with Zimbabwe. I figured I would dip into the 100 countries a few entries at a time, but I found myself bingeing it in three sittings. I never knew what was coming, and that is what kept me turning pages. The author sometimes gives interesting info and sometimes it’s a short, honest, personal reflection or an adventure or a hilarious, scary or bizarre story.I enjoyed reading when she outran a hungry hippo in Botswana, a pack of wild dogs in Romania and a smoking volcano in Iceland. She rode a rogue reindeer in Finland and in a Formula One car at 150 mph. She huddled in a hotel during an earthquake in Japan and ventured into a typhoon in the Philippines. She has dined on, or at least sampled, kangaroo steak, smoked whale blubber, jellyfish and a part of a deer that I would not touch.I won’t give away what happened when she joined a ceremonial dance in Malawi, or learned that she was mispronouncing one of the few Thai words she had mastered, but I will say I laughed out loud.I highly recommend this book, both for the writing and the color illustrations of her photos, by an illustrator from The New Yorker. It certainly made me want to get out and see the world, in my own way.Doris Stone Lea Lane is a wonderful writer, but even more, a true lover of travel. The vistas we share, the foods we discover, the people we meet, the stories we carry – all come alive in Lea’s journeys. Greg Correll’s exquisite illustrations bring us even closer to the land, the sky, the color, the heart of others homes. I strongly encourage all to visit, and to be embraced. If you cannot go to Ireland, Thailand, Monaco right now, you’ll believe you have. This book is delightful! The author writes in a witty and personal voice as she takes us with her on her travels. The charming water-color illustrations are perfect companions to the stories Ms. Lane shares with us. I’m pleased to add that this book is an ideal holiday gift for the travelers in you family. Lynn Pearl NYC I felt as if I had shared a trip around the world with a funny, wise, companion with a huge heart and an eye for what makes countries and people fascinating. She writes about things I would never have noticed, and many I now will not be able to forget. I highly recommend this book, for both the writings and exceptional illustrations of the writer’s own photos, which often add to the story.I learned about some countries I never even heard of, and now want to visit. It makes me want to get out there and see things for myself, and that is a gift to me. This is so much more than a travel book — it is full of useful information without being a guidebook — more like a personal journey. The author gets personal throughout her journeys adding layers and layers of fascinating material. You will want to get off the couch and pack your bag and take-off to ay of these 100 countries long before you have finished reading. What a wonderful way to spend an evening or two – traveling the world with a fun, witty, warm-hearted companion. Lea’s sense of adventure is topped only by her ability to bring the reader along for the ride. Whether outrunning a volcano in Iceland or tearing around a racetrack at breakneck speed in Monaco, her stories become yours and you feel as though you’re right there with her. The beautiful illustrations enhance the experience even more. A beautiful read. Lovely and evocative vignettes in stories and images from all over the world. This book makes me want to travel more, but when I’m at home reading this book, I get to feel like I’m abroad. It’s like hearing the stories from your most interesting friend. The author’s remembrances delighted and informed me. I thoroughly enjoyed each tale. What amazing adventures she has had, and what fun it was to share her memories.