The Gift of Travel Inspiring Stories from Around the World
by Habegger, Larry; O'Reilly, James; O'Reilly, SeanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-21
Publisher(s): Travelers' Tales
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Summary
Travel brings extraordinary gifts that help you break through the crust of old patterns and reawaken to the joys, mysteries, and miracles of everyday life. Whether you're gaining a new understanding of a foreign culture or having an epiphany that opens new inner worlds, travel is a catalyst for living a richer, more loving life. The stories here reflect the simple yet profound gifts travelers have received from people and places around the world. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Essence | |
| Mein Gott, Miss Siripan | p. 3 |
| The Khan Men of Agra | p. 11 |
| No Distance in the Heart | p. 15 |
| Crossing the Linguistic Frontera | p. 20 |
| Letting Life Happen | p. 27 |
| A Simple Touch | p. 36 |
| The Gift | p. 40 |
| Terry and the Monkey | p. 47 |
| In a Soldier's Care | p. 52 |
| Some Things to Do | |
| Seeing Red | p. 59 |
| A Tibetan Picnic | p. 71 |
| Paper Patterns | p. 75 |
| Road Scholars | p. 79 |
| Tambourine Men of Recife | p. 86 |
| The Great Invisible Pheasant Hunt | p. 90 |
| Glide and the Family Church | p. 94 |
| Police Beat | p. 99 |
| Going Your Own Way | |
| First Tango in Ladakh | p. 107 |
| Murderer's Eggs | p. 120 |
| Circle of Gold | p. 130 |
| Lunch at Pensione Suisse | p. 135 |
| Treading Water | p. 145 |
| The Places I Went When My Mother Was Dying | p. 157 |
| The Pelican | p. 164 |
| Waltz at the End of Earth | p. 169 |
| In the Shadows | |
| Destination Paris | p. 177 |
| Sharing the Pain | p. 186 |
| Heavenly Wardrobe | p. 191 |
| Wild Trek Dog | p. 196 |
| Remember Africa? | p. 205 |
| The Last Word | |
| Just Desert | p. 213 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 223 |
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