Originally published in 1992, with a second edition in 1996,A Journey of One’s Ownhas sold over68,000 copies. Praised by travel experts across the spectrum, from Glamour toThe Women’s Review of Books, fromThe Whole Earth CatalogtoAmerican Express,U.S. News and World Report, andParade, and written about in over forty major dailies,A Journey of One’s Ownhas become an established title in the travel book category.
Although geared to women and including much information specific to women (how to deal with sexual harassment, for example)A Journey of One’s Ownhas also found an audience with men who value the extensive information and excellent advice that is not gender-specific.
The third edition sports a livelier and more compact text design, a smaller format, and shorter page count. The author has thoroughly updated the material and added new sections on health, safety, and traveling during times of international upheaval.
Yet, the basic structure has been maintained: excerpts from many women’s travel stories are interlaced with -detailed advice on practical matters (how to stay healthy, be safe, avoid theft, etc.). And the author’s own stories, which reflect on political and cultural explorations from her extensive travels, are engaging and thoughtful, and add depth to discussion of issues such as getting acquainted with new cultures, accepting hospitality, bargaining, and communicating without language.
"Thalia Zepatos is . . . teacher, spokeswoman, and heroine of sorts to a generation of travelers, both women and men, who understand travel as more than the periodic recreational migration that our commercial culture promotes."—Seattle Times
"Superlatives generally make us suspicious, but we must say: This is THE best women’s travel resource we’ve seen, ever. . . . It’s authoritative; it’s supportive; it’s amusing; it really does have it all."—New York Daily News
Thalia Zepatos is the author ofAdventures in Good CompanyandWomen for a Change: A Grassroots Guide to Activism and Politics.
