{"product_id":"vagabonds-way","title":"Vagabonds Way By Potts, Rolf","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57709189398910,"sku":"NW9780593497470","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780593497470.jpg?v=1784618059","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/vagabonds-way","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}