{"product_id":"the-vagabonds-way-366-meditations-on-wanderlust-discovery-and-the-art-of-travel-9780593497470","title":"The Vagabond's Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Thought-provoking, encouraging, and inspiring\" (Gretchen Rubin) reflections on the power of travel to transform our daily lives--from the iconoclastic travel writer, scholar, and author of \u003ci\u003eVagabonding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers who dream of travel, yearn to get back out on the road, or want to enrich a journey they're currently on, \u003ci\u003eThe Vagabond's Way\u003c\/i\u003e explores and celebrates the life-altering essence of travel all year long. Each day of the year features a meditation on an aspect of the journey, anchored by words of wisdom from a variety of thinkers--from Stoic philosopher Seneca and poet Maya Angelou to Trappist monk Thomas Merton and Grover from \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIconoclastic travel writer and scholar Rolf Potts embraces the ragged-edged, harder-to-quantify aspects of travel that inevitably change travelers' lives for the better in unexpected ways. The book's various sections mirror the phases of a trip, including \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003edreaming and planning the journey: \u003c\/b\u003e \"All life-affecting journeys--and the unexpected wonders they promise--become real the moment you decide they will happen.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eembracing the rhythms of the journey: \u003c\/b\u003e \"The most poignant experiences on the road occur in those quiet moments when we recognize beauty in the ordinary.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003efinding richer travel experiences: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Developing an instinct to venture beyond the obvious on the road allows you to see places as mysteries to be investigated.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eexpanding your comfort zone: \u003c\/b\u003e \"No moment of instant gratification can compare to savoring an experience that has been earned by enduring the adversity that comes with it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vagabond's Way\u003c\/i\u003e encourages you to sustain the mindset of a journey, even when you aren't able to travel, and affirms that travel is as much a way of being as it is an act of movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593497470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Rolf Potts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075436347573,"sku":"9780593497470","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6056ef09-e85b-4866-a793-9875c336c85c.jpg?v=1691465911","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-vagabonds-way-366-meditations-on-wanderlust-discovery-and-the-art-of-travel-9780593497470","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}