What People Are Saying About
Chicken Soup for the Travelers Soul...
Heres an eclectic collection of true stories that will make seasoned travelers smile in recognition and infrequent travelers want to head out and discover their own path.
Rudy Maxa
original host of public radios Savvy Traveler and host of the public television series, Smart Travels in Europe and Asia
As this book wonderfully demonstrates, once we embrace the concept of travel as a form of release, we are then open to embrace one of the most essential components of travelthat it is the most powerful force to tear down walls, circumvent arbitrary borders and destroy stereotypesall the necessary ingredients we need to build bridges to peace.
Peter Greenberg
travel editor, NBCs Today Show
chief correspondent, the Travel Channel
The perfect prescription for the frequent flyer. Chicken Soup forthe Travelers Soul reminded me that as a business traveler Im not out here alone and despite the trials of travel, there is so much to be thankful for. Dont leave home without it!
Randy Peterson
editor and publisher, InsideFlyer magazine
I love a good story, and when the stories happen to revolve around one of my passions in lifethe freedom of hitting the open road in anticipation of discovery, whats around the next bendso much the better. Chicken Soup for the Travelers Soul will both inspire and enlighten those who travel the highways and byways, as well as those who travel without leaving their favorite armchair.
D. H. (Jeff) Jefcoat
president, Family Motor Coach Association
This book is much-needed comfort food for all travelers, and especially the frequent flier. Its an inspiring reminder of the opportunities travel affords us to find life-changing experiences, even in the most unlikely places.
Wendy Perrin
Conde Nast Traveler magazine
author, Wendy Perrins Secrets
Every Smart Traveler Should Know
Like travel itself, this book gives us the opportunity to share experiences of other cultures and helps to promote international peace and understanding.
Jean-Claude Baumagarten
president, World Travel and Tourism Council
Chicken Soup for the Travelers Soul will inspire you to hit the road and create your own family adventures brimming with special memories!
Deb Cornick
publisher, Have Children Will Travel
Chicken Soup for the Travelers Soul reveals the very essence of travels countless wonders, inspiring readers to come aboard and explore the job of cruising the open sea.
Jim Godsman
Cruise Lines International Association
This magnificent collection of inspiring stories opens your eyes to one of travels greatest joysto see the world in its many wondrous expressions.
Brian Tracy
bestselling author, Focal Point and leading authority
on human potential and personal effectiveness
If you thought that travel must necessarily be a difficult experience, Chicken Soup for the Travelers Soul will set you straight. Read the storiesthen Go thou and do likewise.
Ed Perkins
nationally syndicated travel columnist
former editor, Consumer Reports Travel Letter
Wander the byways, explore the back roads, and surrender to a series of uncommon adventures off the beaten pathChicken Soupfor the Travelers Soul will show you how.
Myrna Oakley
author, Off the Beaten Path series (Globe Pequot Press)
CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE
TRAVELERS SOUL
Stories of Adventure, Inspiration
and Insight to Celebrate the
Spirit of Travel
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Steve Zikman
Backlist, LLC, a unit of
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
Cos Cob, CT
www.chickensoup.com
Contents
Steve Gardiner
Caryl Bergeron
April Riggs
April MacNeil
James A. Michener
Jason Lewis
Nancy Vineski
Nancy Blakey
Matt Weinstein
Steve Zikman
Mike Bell
Alice Steinbach
Jim Feldman
Matthew Miller
John Balzar
Mary Hanson
Heidi Ehrenreich
Brad Newsham
Mark I. Farber
Sheila Reid
Eva Kende
Sandra Andrews
Nancy Mills
Erik Weihenmayer
Timothy Leland
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins andEdwin E. Aldrin Jr. with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin
Gloria Goldreich
Reg Green
Elizabeth Hadiza Schrank
Robin Chapuis
Roy Mingo
Rick Weiss, M.D.
Jim Feldman
Cindy Bertram
Terry Paulson
Jeff Degner
Jeff Knight
Friends of Peace Pilgrim
Cheryl Slowey
Bob White
Craig Perkins
Daniel Jensen
Dante Jericho Schmoeker
Dawn Rambin
Rose Marie Sand
Adele Carney
Joyce Vullo
Edmund W. Boyle
Felix Winkelaar
Jane Winslow Eliot
Mona Leeson Vanek
Kristie McLean
Marilyn McFarlane
Joy Schaleben Lewis
Mick Bird
Arthur Dawson
Martin Stott
Tim Ward
Jim West
Eileen Egan
Leah Burgess
Cheryl Reece Myers
Rob Bundy
Sherman Zavitz
Steve Zikman
Tanya Shaffer
Catherine Scott
Eleanor McMullin
Robin Leach
Steve Foreman
Julie Booker
Karen Woodrow
Betty Corbin