Discover the World's Best Places for Women

Description

Seeking the tranquility of a Buddhist meditation center? The raucousness of a rumba club? 100 Places Every Woman Should Go will not only inspire but compel you to hit the road—in a group, with a friend, or solo. Divided into sections such as “Powerful Women and Their Places in History,” “Places of Indulgence,” and “Places of Adventure,” this guidebook includes contact information, resources, and recommended reading. Its “Ten Tips For Wandering Women” features safety advice and pointers on how to stop departing airplanes and avoid getting tossed off Trans-Siberian trains.

Find the world’s best places to:

• Commune with the spirits of heroines past from Mexico to Egypt

• Race a pony across the Mongolian steppes

• Dive for pearls in Bahrain

• Take a mud bath in a Colombian volcano

• Dance with Voodoo priestesses in West Africa

• Whirl with dervishes in Istanbul

• Devour chocolates in Brussels

• Learn to surf in Costa Rica

• Drink champagne at its source in France...and much more

Praise for 100 Places Every Woman Should Go

“An amazing feat...Griest manages to impart the essence of some of the world’s most remarkable places. Reading the book is like catching the colors of a tropical sunset, a whiff of an almost tree in bloom, a hint of a melody from a late night jazz bar.”
—Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of Omega Institute and author of Broken Open

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Copyright 2007 Travelers' Tales, Inc. All rights reserved.

Previously published by Travelers' Tales.

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About the Author

Stephanie Elizondo Griest has mingled with the Russian Mafiya, polished Chinese propaganda, and belly danced with Cuban rumba queens. These adventures are the subject of her award-winning first book: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana. Atria/Simon & Schuster will publish her memoirs from Mexico in 2008. She has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Latina Magazine, and numerous Travelers' Tales anthologies. An avid traveler, she has explored 25 countries and once spent a year driving 45,000 miles across the United States, documenting its history for a Website for kids. She is currently a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University and a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute. Visit her web site at www.aroundthebloc.com.

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

For my niece and nephew, Analina and Jordan, May your journeys take you far and wide!
When Travelers’ Tales approached me with this project, memories of these places surged forth. I scribbled down half the list in half an hour, then started calling my girlfriends (and a few select boy friends). ...

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Copyright 2007 by Travelers' Tales, Inc.

All Rights Reserved.