Travelling en famille can give balance, roots and stronger wings to explore the world. These are stories about exploring family history, better understanding of immediate family and becoming a new one. Family members of all types show how they made trips work well and enjoyed them.
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Family Travel: The Farther You Go, the Closer You Get, from the critically acclaimed Travelers' Tales series, is a collection of 45 moving essays about traversing the globe with loved ones. Edited by Laura Manske, the book is a great read for any parent, but you don't have to have children to appreciate the humor, warmth, and candor of these topnotch writers' accounts of their experiences on the road. James O'Reilly talks of the travails of traipsing around France for several months with three small children in tow, Jane Meyers writes of taking a Mediterranean vacation with her long-ago-divorced husband for the sake of their two grown children, and Andre Aciman--who grew up in the seaside town of Alexandria, Egypt--learns you can't necessarily go home again. Kuki Gallmann, Michael Crichton, Eddy L. Harris, and comedian Paul Reiser (in an amusing bit on flying with an infant) are also featured. Though these writers don't gloss over less-than-merry journeys, they ultimately discover that indeed, the farther you go, the closer you get. --Jill Fergus
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Family Travel: The Farther You Go, the Closer You Get (Travelers' Tales Guides) (Paperback)
As a long-time travel editor and first-time mother-to-be, I found this book to be a tremendous relief--it's possible, I've discovered, to actually have a wonderful time traveling as a family. Rather than dread what I'd assumed was the obligatory annual trip to Florida's theme parks, I'm now anticipating taking my child to all the wonderful parts of the world I've visited and want to return to, as well as those I've only read about. This book has been a true inspiration and, during these last weeks when I actually can't get on a plane, a light at the end of the tunnel!
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You need not have a family to enjoy this book.,
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Hearing that I was planning a vacation which included extensive travel, a friend gave me this delightful book. As I prepared for my trip, I read the articles which dealt with places I'd visit. Since returning home, I've read most of the other pieces. I assure you that you need not be traveling with family to enjoy these 'Family Travel' adventures.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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a travel guide to enjoy wherever you are,
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This review is from: Family Travel: The Farther You Go, the Closer You Get (Travelers' Tales Guides) (Paperback)
I loved this book, especially The Cheese Sandwich That Changed My Life. What a wonderful story! There is something for everyone in this collection. I've already bought a couple copies as gifts for family and friends.
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I DREAMED MY DAUGHTER BEFORE I HAD HER. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Aunt Gina, Las Vegas, John Harris, Joseph Harris, Pieve San Giacomo, Hong Kong, New Jersey, Cape Horn, Bird Cage, Colorado River, Fancily Travel, Martha's Vineyard, New Zealand, Oak Bluffs, Professor Causa, Road Scholars, Circolo Fodri, Family Life, Grand Canyon, Lenox Barzey, Los Angeles Times, Louse River, Nast Traveler New!
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I DREAMED MY DAUGHTER BEFORE I HAD HER. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Aunt Gina, Las Vegas, John Harris, Joseph Harris, Pieve San Giacomo, Hong Kong, New Jersey, Cape Horn, Bird Cage, Colorado River, Fancily Travel, Martha's Vineyard, New Zealand, Oak Bluffs, Professor Causa, Road Scholars, Circolo Fodri, Family Life, Grand Canyon, Lenox Barzey, Los Angeles Times, Louse River, Nast Traveler New!
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- Nothing to Declare (Paladin Books) by Mary Morris on 5 pages
- Faithful Travelers by James Dodson on 4 pages
- Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone by Mary Morris on 4 pages
- Access Hawaii 8e by Richard Saul Wurman on page 107, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn by David Hays on page 152, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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