Freya Stark is a personal hero of mine. Perseus in the Wind is her most personal published work. Instead of writing about a particular place or culture, in Perseus, She shares how the places she has been and the books she has read have informed her perspective and attitude toward universal human themes. If I sounds elevated and snobby, rest assured Freya Stark does not.
Women's Travel
Bonnie Kassel on Self-Assured Travel “Without a Spare”
Talking to strangers is Bonnie Kassel’s best travel tip. She has been invited to weddings, attended the ceremonial burial of a Buddhist family’s elephant, been out-on-the-town with locals and even when she doesn’t know the local language is confident in her ability to play a pretty good game a charades!
The Book Shops of Pike Place Market
I may not be much of a shopper but you can bet I’ll always poke my nose in a book store. And there is always a book store.