Book - Travel, Sex and Train Wrecks

[elusivek]

Travel, Sex and Train Wrecks
Julie Morey
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What does one do when they've suffered a bad break up, and are trying to "find" themselves, but aren't quite ready to deal with reality?

Travel, of course

And so begins my adventure, or should I say misadventure? Seven months taking on Southeast Asia trying to find the answers to life, God, relationships, and sex.

I'd spent the last five years overseas teaching English and was currently living in Taiwan. I was thirty three. My ten year marriage had fallen apart and I suddenly found myself single with no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I had questions with no answers and a divorce I didn't want to deal with.

So, I ran. To Thailand. To Cambodia. To Vietnam. To India. To Sri Lanka. I mean really if you're going to go on the lam can you think of a better place than the exotic beauty of Southeast Asia?

In Travel, Sex, and Train Wrecks I present the whole sordid story of my journey. Just to give you fair warning it does involve sex, hot men with accents, Pad Thai, and bizarre travel situations. And it will probably leave you with an uncontrollable urge to travel to Thailand.

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This was quite an interesting book. Can't comment or judge too much on it, as this is a really personal topic - this Julie decided to use travel for her therapy or way to find herself, so, it's cool.

It reads more like a diary/blog and probably wouldn't be much of a help as a travel guide. Though, I must say, she has now gotten me interested in the place called Pai in Thailand, that monk monastery place where she had her 10-day total silence retreat (I would LOVE to try that) and I'd really like to try volunteer work in these places.

But probably I'm just too chicken to make such a decision. hm...

Comments

[kurikuribebi]

This book actually sounds right up my alley!

[jadorelefromage.livejournal.com]

ahahaha i am totally going to read this. will probably be almost play by play of my year in SE Asia last year. basically the SE Asia backpacker scene is just a lot of people getting drunk and hooking up with each other. and Pai is amazing! tiny little quiet town, but really peaceful. it's the first place i ever rode a motorbike :) i am all set up to volunteer on an organic farm there actually in a few months so stay tuned! :)

[jadorelefromage.livejournal.com]

see if this link works..this is the farm im going to work at in pai..http://www.helpx.net/host.asp?hostid=4565

also that website, helpx.net, is where i find all my volunteer jobs all over the world! keep it in mind if you ever want to actually do this